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When they were all down, Max radioed Eddie “You’re clear Get out of there”

“On our way”

The hatch flew open, and people started pouring out They held hands to keep the group together as they headed to the gangway and on

“That’s all of us,” Eddie said

“Eric, raise the gangway and on’s arh to tear a hole in the Colossus ship could cause significant dae

“Backing off,” Eric said

They would know in less tha

n thirty seconds whether Juan had succeeded

—

Linc was the Oregon’s best sniper Even though his subun wasn’t suited to that purpose, Juan knew that if he gave hiht moment Linc would make the shot

Juan shouted to Linc, “Now!”

Juan slid out froazine at thehim below But he never raised his head above the floor of the catwalk His fusillade was merely a diversion

Linc fired, but his target wasn’t either of thethe explosives It was the display Chen had been using to reprogram the self-destruct mechanism

The ghostly wohtseven”