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“How far to the stables?”

“On a straight line, a quarter s, so it’s probably double that Ready?”

“Whenever you are”

For the next twentyevery dozen paces to look and listen Frequently they saw flashlights or shadowed figures rounds, sometimes hundreds of yards away, so to breathe oron

Finally the grove began to thin around therass across which they could see the south wall of the stables Saled ahead, did a quick reconnaissance, then returned to Reone but all the cars are still in the parking lot”

“Bondaruk’s probably got theation,” Remi muttered

“Wouldn’t be surprised I didn’t see any posted guards—except for one, and as bad luck would have it he’s standing at the corner of the stables right beside the entrance”

“Any chance of taking him out?”

“Not unless I can levitate His head’s on a swivel I wouldn’t get halfway across the clearing before he heard me I do, however, have an idea” He explained

“How far?” she asked

“Sixty, seventy yards”

“Over the stable roof, no less It’s a long shot, if you’ll pardon the pun”

They spent a fewaround the trees until they had a pile of a half dozen golfball-sized stones Sae of the clearing, waited for the guard to look away, then popped up and hurled the stone It sailed in a high arc over the stable roof Sam popped back down and scurried back

Silence

“Miss,” Remi whispered