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“No prob,” Ryan said “We’ve got incorinned at them “Better run, boys”

They took off at a pace Joe knew s, but he never slowed or said a word of complaint Joe led them into a maze of rock for for the sky

“Anybody else feel like they’re an extra in Planet of the Apes?” Ryan said

They squeezed through the narrow passageways and clambered over the boulders in their path Without conals to coh their pace was slower than Joe would have taken it alone, Callum didn’t make a sound

They heardcloser Scra over a series of rocks, they h the gap were open fields and distant houses

“I see a road,” Joe mouthed

“How far?” Callum mouthed back

“Fifteen minutes’ run”

Callurabbed the rock to his left to haul hiht on the top of the stone in front of hih to catch hih to stop Callue boulders

Voices were getting closer They were running out of ti, but it didn’t ht

“Leave me,” Callum ordered

“Don’t be an ass,” Joe said “Unstrap the leg We’ll carry you”

“Too heavy I’ll slow you down Can’t risk it Give me your backup ammo and I’ll hold them off while you sprint for the road”

“To hell with that” Ryan produced a flip knife froh Callum’s jeans As soon as he saw the prosthetic straps, he sliced through those too

For a second, Joe thought Callu to kill Ryan