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"Sorumbled Giordino- "In the dark and rain and sleet, we'd be lucky to see our own shoelaces"

"CozY and safe and out of harht a fire in the stove and have ourselves a picnic"

"You do that," Hollis said with some satisfaction He looked around at the asse ho pep talk Let's just do our jobs and save some lives"

"And will just one for the Gipper," Giordino muttered "What did you say?"

"Al was saying what an honor it was to be part of an elite fighting force," said Pitt

Hollis gave Giordino a stare that would cut glass "Special Operations Forces do not give out honorary memberships You civilians will stay back out of the way" Hollis turned to Dillenger "If any of these NUMA people atteive permission, shoot them That's an order"

"A pleasure," Dillenger grinned sharkishly

Giordino shrugged "They certainily kno to vent wrath around here"

Pitt did not share Giordino's caustic mood He understood perfectly Hollis's position His , quiet h circle around the model None was over twenty-five

As he stared into their faces he couldn't help wondering which ones were going to die in a few short hours

"How er?" Machado asked Ammar as he sprawled on Captain Collins's settee

With no ship's power, the Captain's cabin was di froed indifferently while he read from the Koran "You spend more time in the communications room than I do You tell me"

Machadoaround like a pregnant duck I say shoot the lot of theatory

Ammar looked at his peer in the business of murder Machado was sloppy in his habits His hair was oily and his fingernails wedged with dirt

One whiff at two paces was enough to recognize he seldoerous threat, but beyond that there was only disgust