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Theto have to stopand beat on the man’s back

“Sixty-one years and I’ me crazy”

“I understand”

“You got a stubborn woman, too?”

“Oh, yeah Stubborn and sency roo checked before the night is up”

Before they got out of the hallway, the heat had intensified, as had the smoke

Finally, they made their way to the stairwell and carried the couple down the flights until they met up with other crew

Other creanted to go the rest of the way up and get out the otherpeople

“We already know the layout of the apart Take the Johnsons down, get theet the others”

At least the ones on that floor Others from their crew and from several stations around that section of Manhattan orking other floors in the building, fighting the fire, trying to keep it contained and fros that were all around This fire could easily get out of control and take out the entire block Or worse

“Thank you,” Mr Johnson said as he transferred to the other firefighter “You want ood word for you if I run across your Sarah?”

“Yeah, if you run across Dr Sarah Grayson, you do that Tell her I’m sorry and that I’m crazy about her, while you’re at it,” Jude called, as he took back off up the stairwell, Roger close on his heels

Jude and Roger made their way back to the floor, back down the sston’s apart their axes

Fortunately, they rescued the terrified frail little woht where Clara Johnson had said they’d find her Her tub She’d inhaled a lot of shtly asphyxiated, but otherwise appeared okay

Except that she was too weak to make her way out of the apartston wasn’t the only victim still on the floor