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She blew out a long breath, her head sinking low Alex tried to sit up

“You all right?”

“Got shot a couple times,” she said “Smarts”

“Shit You’re hurt?”

“Yeah I’et over to the console there in a ency services before blood loss makes me woozy”

“I already did that,” Alex said “Before I came in”

“Good planning”

“Not sure planning had much to do with it,” Alex said And then, “Bobbie? Stay with me here”

“I’ht”

In the distance, Alex heard the rising tritone of sirens Breath by breath, they grew closer For a longshaken, then realized it was just his body, treune angle, and blood was drying on his chest He wasn’t bleeding though Dead, then The ot louder There were voices now too A wo the in

“I was co to tell you,” Alex said “I’ll stay I’ll help”

“Thanks”

“This was about the black uess you’ve been asking the right questions”

Bobbieat her now, there was a lot of blood on her shirt

“Don’t know,” she said “All they asked me about was you”