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Kurt used the key card to open the door, slass of a fire panel with his elbow and pulled the alar

“Wait,” Akiko said

She dashed back into the garage

“Come on,” Kurt shouted “We don’t have time”

She returned seconds later, dragging the unconscious body of Gao behind her

“He would have been fine,” Kurt said “This place isn’t going to burn up like your old castle”

“I wasn’t saving him,” she said “We need a doorstop if ant to cause any real trouble”

She wedged hi the hall to fill with smoke

“A helpful touch,” Kurt said “Let’s go”

They were off and running, heading down the hall to the southwest At the end of the hall, Kurt found a locked fire door, but Gao’s key card opened it They n room, filled with scale models and computers, and then found an elevator lobby, with doors on three sides plus the one they’d coh

Kurt rushed to the farthest door and opened it with the key card He saw only offices and a conference room

He turned to see Akiko, waving hiency escape plan plastered to the wall It showed the entire floor plan

“Three cheers for the Japanese version of OSHA,” Kurt said

Akiko was looking out into the rooot to be that one”

They ran to the door on their right, opened it and found a long hall that led along the front of the building Running through it, Kurt saw the first ofdown on the lawn outside “Rocket’s red glare,” he said “Right on time”