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The voice said, “They’re on the fourth floor, but it’s been a gun battle for every inch We’ve got dead men here and quite a few hurt”

“Give me your best advice”

“I’d rather not do that, sir”

“That tells me what I need to know Collect the dead and wounded Leave no one behind We’ll take everyone on the boats Get them to the beach now We’re headed in to anchor”

Poliakoff switched channels “Stop the fireworks Cut the raft loose and head for shore We’re picking up our men off the beach with the launches Leave now”

He shouted up the steps to the h anchor and head for the beach We’ll be taking all the men with us to Mexico”

“No!” shouted Bako “Don’t do this Don’t be a coward”

Poliakoff turned to face Bako and stood very close to hiht from shore

Bako looked away, threw his cigar in the water, and sat down on the end of his chair He held his head in his hands The anchor chain came up, and they all felt the vibration as the inesspeed as it headed in toward shore

THE SILENCE in the house was al as the noise had been Sae of the roof and looked down at their lawn Men in black clothes hurried off into the night, carrying casualties onof blankets wrapped around the sections of extension ladders or lifting them in over-the-shoulder fireman’s carries The truck that had supported the cherry picker lay on its side, charred and s

“They see,” said Remi

“It looks that way,” Sam said “But we’ll see”

She looked at him “You’re so cautious”

He shrugged and put his are When the attackers got really tired of their failure to breach the walls, one really s back to our ships? We’ll leave a—’”