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“Lies!”

“It’s the truth Why else do people go caving? It’s our hobby”

“Youmistake”

“Why are you doing this? Are you rebels?” Lazlo demanded

The big enuine amusement “Rebels Yes, we rebels I rebel!”

“We mean you no harm,” Remi tried

“You co over Remi

“There are people who knoe’re here If anything happens to us, it will be disastrous for you,” Sam said

The ain “Where are you?”

“We gave our headquarters the latitude and longitude before we entered the caves If we don’t reappear, they’ll come search,” Remi said, her voice calm “We’re well-known explorers”

“Maybe they pay for you?”

“A ransoed,” Sam assured the man

The gunlance with his accomplices and then refocused his attention on Sam “Who you with?”

Remi looked confused “With? What do you mean ‘with’? We’re with ourselves We explore reists Our interest is scientific”

“Who send you?” he demanded “Who pay me for you?”