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“We can’t just sit here,” the guy said

“Forty seconds,” Hayley mentioned

Kurt studied the detonator It was a standard industrial design, not a bo a few ships If he was right, it should fail-safe instead of fail-deadly It was connected to tires, red and blue

“Thirty seconds”

The ASIO guy buet a better look

“What’s your name?” Kurt asked

“Wiggins”

“Back up, Wiggins,” Kurt said

“Twenty seconds,” Hayley said stressfully

“What good will that do?” Wiggins asked

“It will get you out of my space”

They eased off of him a bit, and Kurt opened the wire strippers as wide as possible

“Ten seconds,” Hayley said “Nine… eight…”

Kurt didn’t wait for her to hit seven He reached out and snipped both wires as emphatically as he could

Nothing happened No fire, no explosion, nothing The timer stopped at 00:00