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The next thing they knew, the train came to a stop
Outside, they heard shouting,of the container as the truck drove off the train bed and onto the road Sarateful that the Ghost offered a measure of safety Twentyup When it ca heavy hit the top of the container, ainst metal The box shifted, and was suddenly lifted
“We’ll be fine,” Sam said, with bravado
“You seem awful sure of yourself”
“We’re sitting in a car worth thirty-twoto let anything happen to it?”
The sensation was si to the ground “Careful!” caentle that they barely noticed “Leave it there, boys!”
“I believe,” Sam whispered, “we’ve arrived”
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Silence surrounded the to work?” Remi whispered “The mooing to pull the canvas off and see us”
Sa the plan The only reason they hadn’t been discovered the first time was that the Ghost had already been strapped down for shipping, and they didn’t need to check it carefully “We need somewhere to hide”
“There’s nothing in here Only the car and the false front—”
“That, Remi, is brilliant”
“I love being brilliant But how is that going to help?”
“They’re hollow,” he said, shining his flashlight on the boxes “Coht to Reht corner of a box about waist height, carefully slicing down at the edge, around the botto that side of the box into one large flap, revealing the e in here”
“That box isn’t big enough”