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"We'll have to make do" Pitt aardly rose to his feet and li he'd tossed on the floor He returned and held it out to Gunn "Wear this

They'll think you're one of them"

Gunn stood there rooted, reluctant to desert his friends

Giordino ca a beefy hand on the se that dropped beneath the floor and ran around the giant crushing mill

"You can get out through here," he said ss heat up before you make your break"

Gunn found hie before he could protest He took one last look at Pitt, the incredibly durable, indestructible Dirk Pitt, who gave him a jaunty wave Peerrd at Giordino, old steady and reliable, whose concern was hthearted expression And finally Findley, who flashed a sparkling smile and held up both thu, not knowing if he would see any of theain

"You guys be here when I get back," he said "You hear?"

Then he ducked under the flooring and was gone

Hollis paced beside the postage-stah's crew had hurriedly fabricated over the swieon helicopter settled onto the pad as a small team of men waited to board

Hollis stopped when he heard a fresh outburst of gunfire fro concern

"Load and get 'eer

"So our battle"

"The mine must have been the hijackers' escape point," said Captain Collins, who paced at Hollis's side

"And thanks to ht into them,"

snapped Hollis