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“I don’t see anyone,” Sam said

“Me neither”

They started across the cavern, angling toward the platform

Sam saw the un roared The bullet struck the stalactite beside Sam’s hip He ducked Beside hiure, and snapped off a shot The figure spun and fell, but almost rolled onto his side and started to rise

“Run!” Sam barked “That way!”

With Reh the gap, and onto the water-slick bridge Never slowing, Reh the waterfall, followed by Sa into the tunnel, but Sam skidded to a stop and turned back

“Sam!”

Through the waterfall he could see a figure running across the bridge Sam dropped the Xiphos and the spear, scooped up a double handful of gravel, and tossed it across the bridge A second later the figure crashed through the waterfall, his gun extended before hiravel and shot out fro, he stumbled backward, his face upturned into the waterfall He slae and he scra to find purchase Then he was gone, screa as he tumbled into the crevasse

Remi appeared at Sam’s shoulder He picked up the spear, then stood up and turned toward her “To to—”

“Too late for that,” a voice said “Don’t move a muscle”

Sa e in front of the waterfall His nine-millimeter Glock was pointed at them

Re to kill us anyway”

“True,” Sam murmured

Kholkov barked, “Stop talking Fargo, step away from your wife”

Saun hand as he very slowly extended the spear toward Kholkov Instinctively the Russian’s eyes flicked toward the spearhead Re the 357 to shoulder height, she sier