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The twocloser to the terh

“We have ed to field an attack helicopter liberated froo plane we unship with Gunderson at the controls, as well as the rental Bells and the Predator”

“An excellent air armada for the newly resurrected Tibetan military,” Cabrillo said

“Everything else in the plan has taken place at the correct ti said, “but there is one proble a captured Chinese lieutenant”

“What?” Cabrillo asked

“Because the Chinese troops in Tibet have always been outnu said, “if they were overrun—and I mean a Broken Arrow situation, no hope at all—the plan called for theent”

“The drums must be marked with soton and receive recommendations for how to disable it”

“That’s the proble to land “The lieutenant doesn’t knohere it was stored He only knows it exists”

Cabrillo reached into his coat pocket and re to the side, then reached for a Zippo lighter with the other hand and did a single-hand light He puffed the cigar to life before speaking

“I have a feeling, Mr Seng, it’s going to be a long day”

MURPHY was angry Ga Gurt If this was the way the feared Dungkar reacted to blood, they’d lose this war before it ever started The Oregon was sending help, but even at the fastest cruising speed the Bell could fly, that would be hours away Gurt, his friend and felloarrior, was groeaker by thein and out of consciousness

Just then the flap of the tent was pulled back and Gampo entered

He was carrying a handful of long-bladed grass clippings in one hand and what looked like a wet dirt clod in the other, and under his chin was a chunk of meat from some unspecified beast

“Where the hell did you go?” Murphy said