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Leilani realized instantly she didn’t have a badge, but as the s she wondered about him

“Where’s your badge?”

“In the pocket of et rid of”

Kurt and Joe h the park and into the second strip of wheat on the far side The sound of a different kind of ht, at the end of the field, a s toward theh the wheat

“A little early for harvesttime,” Joe said

“Unless they’re trying to harvest us”

Kurt picked up the pace and rushed out the other side onto the narrow path that led toward the ht beside hi out of the ork and tracking toward him

“Apparently Marchetti hasn’t finished reprogras yet,” Kurt said

“Let’s hope he remembers his password”

Speed and agility were still in their favor, and after racing a hundred feet down the path and hopping a wall they cut away fro down the stairs to theout past the breakwater

They had to hurry

Kurt ran to the fastest-looking boat he could find: a twenty-two-foot Donzi He jumped in and went to the control panel as Joe untied the lines Pressing a start button, Kurt smiled as the V-8 inboard roared to life

“Bogies co up the dock,” Joe said

“Nothing to worry about,” Kurt said, glanced at the collection of unned the throttle and spun the wheel

The boat shot forward, curving and accelerating across the htened out and pointed the board the gap in the breakwater The seaplane was already taxiing through it