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Pitt felt flat ground beneath his feet and halted He activated his flashlight, pressing a thu around him, it appeared they had reached the botto was surrounded by a trio of locoainst the sheer rock walls

“End of the line?” Giordino grunted, as he stepped onto the landing

“Appears so,” Pitt replied “How’s the professor?”

“The buggers got round His voice was noticeably weaker, but not his spirit

Dirk joined in checking his wounds under a concealed light Dah of his trousers Dirk stripped off a sweatshirt and passed it to Giordino

“This will help”

“Thanks, lad,” Brophy uttered, as Giordino split it into two lengths and bound it around the wounds

Pitt gazed up, spotting the jiggling lights of their pursuers high up on the rock face They had perhaps a five-e a defense

He turned his light to the boulders, studying them up and down Near their base, he noticed a faint path that led to the far-right boulder He followed the vague trail to the far side, where he found a low triangular opening between the boulder and the rock wall Shining his light in, he saw it led to a carved tunnel

“This way,” he called out quietly

Dirk and Giordino appeared aBrophy between thehts of their pursuers getting closer

“You okay to keep , Professor?” Pitt asked

“As long as these packof bones”