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The hijackers and their hostages were not prepared for the incredible spectacle now avalanching upon thee They stood petrified in disbelieving fascination

"Allah save us!" a man uttered in a hoarse voice

"Save yourself!" Ibn snapped He was the first to recover, and he began shouting for everyone to clear the tracks There was bedlam as everyone scattered away from the rails just as the ore cars, pulled by the out-of-control little engine, her drive rods whipping in blurred motion, shot onto the pier

The wooden pilings and flooring shuddered at the sudden onslaught The tail-end ore car bounced off the tracks but, held by its coupling, was dragged like a screa Clouds of sparks sprayed as the steel wheels clattered against the rails Then the engine ran out of track and soared off the end of the pier

The train seeh the air for an instant in slow ine finally dropped and dived into the fiord

Miraculously, the boiler failed to explode when its heated walls reat hiss and a cloud of stea of to metal as the ore cars piled in on top of each other

Anunar and Ibn dashed to the pier's end and stared helplessly at the bubbles and stea from the water

"The bodies of ourfrom the cab," said Ammar "Did you see them?"

"I did, Suleiman Aziz"

"The sound of gunfire you heard a e "Our men must be under attack at the mine There is still a chance to escape if we hurry and help theed"

Aive orders for one of hisup the rear with the prisoners He set off up the narrow-gauge tracks at a half-run, the other le file

growing fear and uncertainty swelled inside Ammar's mind If the helicopter was destroyed, there could be no escape, no place to hide on the barren island The American Special Forces would hunt them down one by one, or leave them either to freeze or starve to death

Ammar was determined to survive if for no other reason than to kill Yazid and find the devil as responsible for hounding hi his intricate plans

>The sounds of the battle increased and reverberated down the mountain

He was panting heavily froritted his teeth and increased his pace