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The lights dih the rooh the cavern Kurt glanced up as dust drifted down on them from above

“Is that what I think it is?” Joe said

Kurt nodded “According to Dirk, the show’s starting early” He turned to the prisoners “Is there any other way up to the top level?”

Masinga spoke first “When we began to dig the mine, there was a vertical shaft It was sealed off as soon as we began tunneling sideways into the kiht be able to circumvent Thero’s defenses if you use it”

“Can you find it?”

Masinga nodded “I think so”

“Let’s go”

Twoa metal plate from a section of the wall Once they’d pulled it aside, Kurt stuck his head in

He looked up A sixty-foot climb to the top “Could use that rocket-propelled harpoon of yours right now, Joe”

“Better go search the lost and found, then,” Joe said

“No time We’ll have to do this the old-fashioned way”

Kurt glanced down The shaft dropped another hundred feet or so Kurt could swear he smelled the ocean He turned to Devlin “I think I knohere you’ll find that ship of yours”

Devlin nodded “I was thinking the sa”

“Gather up the prisoners Get them down there”

Devlin nodded Masinga did the same “Once we’ve taken it over, we’ll wait for you”