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To Joe’s aoggles, following Joe’s instructions perfectly, while studying the island for heat sources

“Straighten up,” Joe said

They were rushing toward the gap between the central peak and a building to its left Joe calculated that they’d clear the gap with twenty feet to spare

Suddenly Kurt pulled on the cables “Turn back,” he shouted

“What? Why?”

“Hard left,” Kurt said, leaning over sharply

Joe did as Kurt ordered and they turned the wingboard rapidly, whipping it around in a 180 This cost them a lot of speed and

Trees growing out froboard and Joe scanned ahead of the zone

There was a wide roof two hundred feet directly ahead of them, but he could see they’d never make it

“Lean right,” Joe said

They curved back to the right, dropped farther and thu The ih that they bounced, skidded forward and then spun when the right-hand tip of the wing clipped a vent

Joe was thrown fros that locked his feet into position He hit and rolled, tules in the process

He looked up to see the wingboard sliding, stopping and then ht the wind off the peak Kurt was still locked into the bindings and was gathering in the sail as fast as he could

Joe rushed toward hiht the other end of the parasail and pulled hard The parasail collapsed with his effort and the wingboard stopped where it was

Before Joe could ask why Kurt had called for the dangerous last-minute turn, a helicopter rose up from the far side of the central hill and thundered overhead It was heard hts were still out