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My heart constricts as I spot the pale grey s in the distance The devastation that they rise from instantly becomes clear as I mount the crest of the hilly dirt road It all serves as a chilling backdrop to the scene that greets me next

The liht Catalina here sinks into the earth ahead The tires are shot, the s are riddled with bullet marks Dark blood stains surround the tattered husk I skid to a stop and jump out of my car

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sp; I’ve been in situations like this before; a late-coe and mayhe now

I’el Montoya Panicked

I don’t give myself the time to delve on the novel sensation There are s to focus on, like who those bodies belong to

It’s obvious right away that neither are Catalina

But I recognize them as my men

Fucking hell I swear to god, so toto need a particularly vicious makeover and I’ll be happy to tear the skin from this town’s bones once I have it back under et there

And thatout who’s behind it all

In the past, I’d thought I’d been clear on what happens to those who test me—there were a lot of troublemakers when I first started out; none of them lived to pass their stories on

So, who’s stupid enough to try me now?

They can’t be so stupid; they’reyou look like a fool

I slaainst the trunk of the busted limo and it sinks further down into the earth

I s the rage and focus onthese dead