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"I'll think of so when the time comes," Pitt shouted back

Giordino eyed the rapidly closing distance between the vessels "You'd better coainst our popguns, and the patrol boat has a nasty cannon on its bow"

"Try this," Pitt said loudly "I' around and come in with the ferry between us and the patrol boat That will neutralize its field of fire Then we coside the ferry and jump on board"

"I've heard of worse schelumly, "but not in the last ten years"

"It looks like two, uards on the upper deck next to the wheelhouse Take un desperado If you intimidate them, maybe they'll throw up their hands and surrender"

"I won't hold my breath"

Pitt cranked the wheel and spun the Whaler in a broad arc, circling around the ferry before the crew of the patrol boat could bring their bow gun to bear The boat bounced over the crest of a sh as a barrage of bullets flew harers as fast as his fingers could pull The hail of bullets caught the guards by surprise One dropped to the deck with a bullet in the leg Another spun around, clutching his shoulder, while the third dropped his weapon and raised his hands

"See," said Pitt, "I told you so"

"Sure, after I put two of them out of action"

Twenty yards froave the wheel a light twist to starboard With a deft touch fro the ferry's hull with barely a buuards as Pitt leaped onto the deck "I inserted a full clip" He threw Pitt his 50 caliber automatic "Take it!"

Pitt grabbed it and dropped through an open hatch and scrambled down the ladder below His feet no sooner landed on the deck of a corridor than a ruine roouards had set off the detonators and the resulting explosion blasted a hole in the bilge of the hull Pitt was knocked off his feet, but recovered instantly and ran through the central corridor, kicking in doors as he went

"Out, get out quick!" he shouted to the frightened scientists who had been locked inside "This boat is going to sink!" He began herding theray hair and beard "Are there any more of you?"

"They locked some of us in a storeroom at the end of the hallway"

Alot the words out, Pitt rushed to the storeroo around his ankles This door was too solidly built for him to kick in "Stand back from the door!" he shouted Then he ai shell shattered the bolt, allowing Pitt to shove the door open with his shoul

der Nearly ten people stood stunned inside, six men and four wooes down!"