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And Ican'ttrust myselfLook at how I almost didn't... |
2nd September 2010, 01:08 |
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And Ican'ttrust myselfLook at how I almost didn't see the answer?
?Wanda, you all right??
The Seeker glared past me, toward Jeb's voice
?Fine, Jeb,? I gaspedMy voice was breathy, strainedI was surprised at how bad it sounded
The Seeker's dark eyes flickered between us, unsureThen she recoiled from me, cringing into
the wallI recognized the pose?remembered exactly how it felt to hold it
A gentle hand came down on my shoulder and spun me around
?What's going on with you, hon?? Jeb fake birkin asked
?I need a minute,? I told him breathlesslyI looked straight into his faded-denim eyes and told
him something that was most definitely not a lie?I have one more questionBut I really need a
minute to myselfCan you? wait for me??
?Sure, we can wait a little while more
I nodded and walked as quickly as I could from the prisonMy legs were stiff with terror at
first, but I found my stride as I movedBy the time I passed Aaron and Brandt, I was almost
running
?What happened?? I lady dior bag heard Aaron whisper to Brandt, his voice bewildered
I wasn't sure where to hide while I thoughtMy feet, like a shuttle on automatic pilot, took me
through the corridors toward my sleeping roomI could only hope that it would be empty
It was dark, barely any light from the stars trickling down through the cracked ceilingI didn't
see Lily till I tripped over her in the darkness
I almost didn't recognize her tear-swollen faceShe was curled into a tight, tiny ball on the floor
in the chanel tote middle of the passagewayHer eyes were wide, not quite comprehending who I was
I stared at her wordlessly
?I said that life and love go onButwhy do they? They shouldn'tWhat's the
point??
?I don't know, LilyI'm not sure what the point is
?Why?? she asked again, not speaking to me anymoreHer glassy eyes looked right through me
I stepped carefully past her and hurried to my roomI had my own question that had to be
answered
To my great relief, the room was emptyI threw myself facedown on gucci back pack the mattress where Jamie
and I slept
When I'd told Jeb I had one more question, that was the truthBut the question was not for the
SeekerThe question was for me
The question was would I?notcould I?do it?
Icould save the Seeker's lifeIt would not endanger any of the lives hereI would have to trade thatelanie tried to be firm through her panic
This is the thing, MelIt's inevitable anywayI should have seen it long ago
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He pointed it at Ian's face, held it there
for a... |
1st September 2010, 22:25 |
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He pointed it at Ian's face, held it there
for a momentIan didn't flinch from the light
?So, what, then?? Kyle demanded, putting the flashlight back in his pocket?You're not a
parasiteHow did it get to you??
?Calm down, and we'll tell you all about it
The contradiction did not come from Kyle but from behind himI watched Jared walk slowly
toward us through the silent spectatorsAs he got closer, Jamie still clinging to his hand with a
bewildered expression, I could read his face better under the mask of dirtEven Melanie, all but
delirious with happiness at his safe return, could not misunderstand the expression of chanel classic bag loathing
there
Jeb had wasted his efforts on the wrong peopleIt didn't matter that Trudy or Lily was speaking
to me, that Ian would put himself between his brother and me, that Sharon and Maggie made no
hostile move toward meThe only one who had to be convinced had now, finally, decided
?I don't think anyone needs to calm down,? Jared said through his teeth?Jeb,? he continued,
not looking to see if the old man had followed him forward, ?give me the gun
The silence that followed his words was so tense I could feel the pressure inside my ears
From the instant I could clearly see his face, I'd known it was overI knew what I had to replica chanel earrings do
now; Melanie was in agreementAs quietly as I could, I took a step to the side and slightly back,
so that I would be clear of IanThen I closed my eyes
?Don't happen to have it on me,? Jeb drawled
I peeked through narrowed eyes as Jared whirled to assess the truth of Jeb's claim
Jared's breath whistled angrily through his nostrilsHe took another step
toward me?It will be slower this way, thoughIt would be more humane if you were to find
that gun fast
?Please, Jared, let's talk,? Ian said, planting his feet firmly as he spoke, already knowing the
answer
?I think there's been too much talk,? Jared growled?Jeb left this up to me, kelly handbag and I've made my
decision
Jeb cleared his throat noisilyJared spun halfway around to look at him again?You made the rule, Jeb
?Well, now, that's true
Jared turned back toward me?Ian, get out of my way
?Well, well, hold on a sec,? Jeb went on?If you recall, the rule was that whoever the body
belonged to got to make the decision
A vein in Jared's forehead pulsed visibly?And??
?Seems to me like there's someone here with a claim just as strong as yours
Jared stared straight ahead, processing thisAfter a slow moment, understanding furrowed his
browHe looked down at the boy still hanging on his arm
All the joy had drained borse louis vuitton from Jamie's face, leaving it pale and horrorstruck
?You can't, Jared,? he chokedShe's my friend! And Mel! What
about Mel? You can't kill Mel! Please! You have to ?? He broke off, his expression agonized
I closed my eyes again, trying to block the picture of the suffering boy from my mindIt was
already almost impossible not to go to himI locked my muscles in place, promising myself that
it wouldn't help him if I moved now
?So,? Jeb said, his tone far too conversational for the moment, ?you can see that Jamie's not in
agreementI figure he's got as much say as you do
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Probe, test, agitate, confuse and find a way... |
31st August 2010, 01:48 |
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Probe, test, agitate, confuse and find a way inStealing a
uniform is standard, and in the confusion it got him through the tunnel
?But anyone using those papers was to be watched, followedThey were your instructions and
Krupkin sent the word up the line!?
?The Kubinka,? said Jason, now pensive as he studied the map
?The armory? The one mentioned in the news bulletins from Moscow??
?ExactlyJust as he had done at the Kubinka, Carlos has someone inside hereSomeone with
enough authority to order an expendable officer of the guard to bring anyone penetrating the tunnel
to him before sending out alarms and raising headquarters
?That?s possible,? agreed the young trainer rapidly, firmly?Involving headquarters with false
alarms can be embarrassing, and as you say, there must have been a lot of confusion
?In Paris,? said Bourne, glancing up from the compound map, ?I was told that embarrassment
was the KGB?s worst enemyTrue??
?On a black spy bag scale of one to ten, at least eight,? replied Benjamin?But who would he have in here,
who could he have? He hasn?t been here in over thirty years!?
?If we had a couple of hours and a few computers programmed with the records of everyone in
Novgorod, we might be able to feed in several hundred names and come up with possibilities, but
we don?t have hoursWe don?t even have minutes! Also, if I know the Jackal, it won?t matter
?I think it matters one whole hell of a lot!? cried the Americanized Soviet?There?s a traitor
here and we should know who it is
?My guess is that you?ll find out soon enoughThe point is, he?s here! Let?s go,
and when we get outside we stop somewhere and you get me what I need
?I?m cleared for that
?And then you disappearI know what I?m talking about
?No way, Jos?!?
?California checking in again??
?You heard me
?Then young Benjamin?s mother may find a corpse for a son when she gets back to Moscow
?So be fendi b it!?
?So be ? Why did you have to say that??
?I don?t know
?Shut up! Let?s get out of here
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Ilich Ramirez Sanchez snapped his fingers twice in the shadows as he climbed the short steps of the
miniaturized entrance to a small church in ?Madrid?s? Paseo del Prado, the duffel bag in his left
handFrom behind a fluted mock pillar a figure emerged, a heavyset man in his early sixties who
walked partially into the dim light of a distant streetlampHe was dressed in the uniform of a
Spanish army officer, a lieutenant general with three rows of ribbons affixed to his tunicHe was
carrying a leather suitcase; he raised it slightly and spoke in the compound?s language
?Come inside, to the vestryThat ill-fitting guard?s jacket is an invitation
for sharpshooters
?It?s good to speak our language again,? said Carlos, following the man inside the tiny church
and turning stiffly to close the heavy door?I?m chanel classic bag in your debt, Enrique,? he added, glancing around
at the empty rows of pews and the soft lights playing upon the altar, the gold crucifix gleaming
?You?ve been in my debt for over thirty years, Ramirez, and a lot of good it does me,? laughed
the soldier quietly as they proceeded across to the right aisle and down toward the sacristy
?Then perhaps you?re out of touch with what remains of your family in BaracoaFidel?s own
brothers and sisters don?t live half so well
?Neither does crazy Fidel, but he doesn?t careThey say he bathes more frequently now and I
suppose that?s progressHowever, you?re talking about my family in Baracoa; what about me, my
fine international assassin? No yachts, no racing colors, shame on you! Were it not for my warning
you, you would have been executed in this very compound thirty-three years agoCome to think of
it, it was right outside this idiotic dollhouse church on the Prado that you made your gucci taske escape?
dressed as a priest, a figure that perpetually bewilders the Russian, like most everyone else
?Once I was established, did you ever lack for anything?? They entered a small paneled room
where supposed prelates prepared the sacraments?Did I ever refuse you?? Carlos added, placing
the heavy duffel bag on the floor
?I?m joking with you, of course,? objected Enrique, smiling good-naturedly and looking at the
Jackal?Where is that lusty humor of yours, my infamous old friend??
?I have other things on my mind
?I?m sure you do, and, in truth, you were never less than generous where my family in Cuba was
concerned, and I thank youMy father and mother lived out their lives in peace and comfort,
bewildered naturally, but so much better off than anyone they knew
Revolutionaries thrown out by their own revolution?s leaders
?You were threats to Castro, as was Che
?A great deal has passed,? agreed Enrique, studying Carlos?You?ve aged poorly, paddington chloe handbag Ramir |
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There was no shouting now; the single voice was... |
30th August 2010, 14:06 |
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There was no shouting now; the single voice was low and urgent and used a name he
did not care to acknowledge?David, can you hear me??
Bourne opened his eyes, instantly aware of two factsThere was a wide bandage around his
throat and he was lying fully clothed on a bedTo his right, the anxious face of John StJacques
came into focus; on his left was a man he did not know, a middle-aged man with a level, steady
gaze?Carlos,? Jason managed to say, finding his voice?It was the Jackal!?
?Then he?s still on the island?this island?It?s been barely an hour
and Henry?s got Tranquility ringedPatrols are hovering offshore, roving back and forth, all in
visual and radio contactHe?s calling it a ?drug exercise,? spy bag replica very quiet and very officialA few boats
come in, but none go out and none will go out
?Who?s he?? asked Bourne, looking at the man on his left?A doctor,? answered Marie?s
brother?He?s staying at the inn and he?s a friend of mineI was a patient of his in??
?I think we should be circumspect here,? interrupted the Canadian doctor firmly?You asked for
my help and my confidence, John, and I give both gladly, but considering the nature of the events
and the fact that your brother-in-law won?t be under my professional care, let?s dispense with my
name
?I couldn?t agree with you more, Doctor,? added Jason, wincing, then suddenly snapping his
head up, his eyes wide in an admixture of pleading and panic?Ishmael! He?s white chloe bag dead?I killed him!?
?He isn?t and you didn?t,? said St?He?s a goddamned mess but he?s not dead
He?s one tough kid, like his father, and he?ll make itWe?re flying him to the hospital in
Martinique
?Christ, he was a corpse!?
?He was savagely beaten,? explained the doctor?Both arms were broken, along with multiple
lacerations, contusions, I suspect internal injuries and a severe concussionHowever, as John
accurately described the young man, he?s one tough kid
?I want the best for him
?Those were my orders Bourne moved his eyes to the doctor?How damaged am I??
?Without X rays or seeing how you move?symptomatically, as it were?I can only give you a
cursory judgment
?Outside of the wound, I?d say primarily fendi b traumatic shock
?Who says?? said the doctor, smiling kindly
?I do and I?m not trying to be funnyThe body, not the headI?ll be the judge of the head
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?Is he a native?? asked the doctor, looking at the owner of Tranquility Inn?A white but older
Ishmael? I?ll tell you he?s not a physician
?Answer him, pleaseThe bullet passed through the left side of your neck, missing by millimeters several
vital spots that would certainly have rendered you voiceless and probably deadI?ve bathed the
wound and sutured itYou?ll have difficulty moving your head for a while, but that?s only a
superficial opinion of the damage
?In short words, I?ve got a very stiff neck, but if I can chanel earrings stud walk
?In shorter words, that?s about it
?It was the flare that did it, after all,? said Jason softly, carefully moving his neck back over the
pillow?It blinded him just enoughJacques leaned over the bedLet?s see how well I walk?symptomatically, that is Bourne slid off the bed,
swinging his legs cautiously to the floor, shaking his head at his brother-in-law, who started to help
himThis has got to be me on me He stood up, the inhibiting bandage around
his throat progressively becoming more uncomfortableHe stepped forward, pained by the bruises
on his thighs, but they were bruises?they were minorA hot bath would reduce the pain, and
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Another engine came to life, quieter than the... |
29th August 2010, 18:23 |
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Another engine came to life, quieter than the jeep'sI turned to see a modest, unremarkable
sedan pull out of a deep shadow under a boulderJared got out and chained the tattered tarps
from the jeep to this car's rear bumperThen he drove it to where I stood, and as I saw the heavy
tarps wipe the tire tracks from the dirt, I comprehended their purpose
Jared leaned across the seat to open the passenger doorThere was a backpack on the seat
I crouched to look at myself in the side omega usa mirrorI flipped my chin-length hair over my cheek, but it wasn't enoughI touched my
cheek and bit my lipI can't go in with my face like this I pointed to the long, jagged scar across my skin
?No soul would have a scar like thisThey would have had it treatedThey'll wonder where I've
beenThey'll ask questions
His eyes widened and then narrowed?Maybe you should have thought of this before I snuck
you outIf we go back now, they'll think it was a ploy for you to learn the way out
?We're new omega watches not going back without medicine for Jamie My voice was harder than his
His got harder to match it?What do you propose we do, then, Wanda??
?I'll need a rock?You're going to have to hit me
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Wanda??
?We don't have timeI'd do it myself, but I can't get the angle rightThere's no other way
?I don't think I can? do it
?For Jamie, even?? I pushed the good side of my face as hard as I could against the headrest of
the passenger seat and closed my eyes
Jared was cheap chanel purses holding the rough fist-sized stone I'd foundHe'd been weighing it in his hand for
five minutes
?You just have to get the first few layers of skin offJust hide the scar, that's allC'mon, Jared,
we have to hurryJamie??
Tell him I said to do it nowAnd make it a good oneAnd make sure you do it hard enoughGet it all the first time
?Do it, Jared!?
He took a deep breath, a gaspI felt the air move and squeezed my eyes tighter
It made a squishing sound and a thud?that was the first thing I louis vuitton backpacks noticed?and then the shock of
the blow wore off, and I felt it, tooI hadn't meant to make any soundI knew that would make it worse for
himBut so much was involuntary with this bodyTears sprang up in my eyes, and I coughed to
hide a sobMy head rang, vibrated in aftershock
?Wanda? Mel? I'm sorry!?
His arms wrapped around us, pulled us into his chest
?'S okay,? I whimperedDid you get it all??
His hand touched my chin, turned my head
?Ahh,? he gasped, sickened?I took half your face vintage chanel jewelry off |
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The Healer handed me a tall
glass of waterIt... |
28th August 2010, 01:34 |
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The Healer handed me a tall
glass of waterIt didn't feel as cold as the first?my fingers were cold with fear nowThe
dark-skinned woman had something for me, tooShe handed me a flat rectangle with a handle
?I thought you would want to see,? Knits Fire said with a warm smile
The tension flooded out of meThere was no suspicion or fearJust more kindness from the
souls who had dedicated their lives to Healing
Cerulean had given me a mirror
I held it up and then tried to stifle my gasp
My face looked the way I remembered it from San DiegoThe chanel earrings stud face I'd taken for granted there
The skin was smooth and peachy across my right cheekboneIf I looked carefully, it was just a
little lighter and pinker in color than the tan on the other cheek
It was a face that belonged to Wanderer, the soulIt belonged here, in this civilized place where
there was no violence and no horror
I realized why it was so easy to lie to these gentle creaturesBecause it felt right to talk with
them, because I understood their communication and their rulesThe lies could be?
maybeshould be trueI should be omega seamaster for sale filling a Calling somewhere, whether teaching at a university
or serving food in a restaurantA peaceful, easy life contributing to a greater good
?What do you think?? the Healer asked
?It was my pleasure to heal you
I looked at myself again, seeing details beyond the perfectionMy hair was ragged?dirty, with
uneven endsThere was no gloss to it?homemade soap and poor nutrition were to blame for
thatThough the Healer had cleaned the blood from my neck, it was still smudged with purple
dust
?I think it's time I called the camping trip quitsI replica cartier tank need to clean up,? I murmured
?Do you camp often??
?In all my free time, latelyI? can't seem to keep away from the desertI find the city much more comfortable
?Not brave?just different
In the mirror, my eyes were familiar rings of hazelDark gray on the outside, a circle of moss
green, and then another circle of caramel brown around the pupilUnderlying it all, a faint
shimmer of silver that would reflect the light, magnify it
Jamie?Mel asked urgently, beginning to feel nervousI was too comfortable hereShe could
see the logic of the borse louis vuitton other path laid out before me, and that frightened her
I know who I am,I told her
I blinked, then looked back at the friendly faces beside me
?Thank you,? I said again to the Healer?I suppose I'd better be on my wayYou could sleep here if you'd like
Cerulean walked me to the reception areaShe put her hand on my shoulder as I stepped
through the door
My heart beat fasterHad she noticed that my pack, once flat, was now bulging?
?Be more careful, dear,? she said, and patted my armNo more hikes in the dark
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Ian started to stand beside me
?No!? I whispered,... |
27th August 2010, 14:36 |
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Ian started to stand beside me
?No!? I whispered, tugging on his elbow
He shrugged me off and rose to his feet
?This is simple enough,? Ian saidI wanted to jump up and clap my hand over his mouth, but I
didn't think I could get to my feet without help?My brother was warnedHe was not in any
doubt about Jeb's ruling on thisWanda is one of our community?the same rules and protections
apply to her as to any of usJeb told Kyle point-blank that if he couldn't live with her here, he
should move onHe knew then and he knows now the penalty for murder
in this place
?It's still alive,? Kyle chanel pearl necklace grunted
?Which is why I'm not asking for your death,? Ian snapped back?But you can't live here
anymoreNot if you're a murderer at heart
Ian stared at his brother for a moment, then sat on the ground beside me again
?But he could get caught, and we'd have no idea,? Brandt protested, rising to his feet?He'll
lead them back here, and we'd have no warning
There was a murmur through the room
Kyle glared at Brandt?They'll never get me alive
?Then it's a death sentence after all,? someone muttered at the same time that Andy said, ?You
can't guarantee that
?One at a time,? Jeb warned
?I've black chanel handbags survived on the outside before,? Kyle said angrily
Another voice came from the darkness I couldn't make out the owners of the
voices?they were just hissing whispers?What did Kyle do wrong? Nothing
Jeb took a step toward the voice, glowering
?She's not one of us,? someone else protested
Ian started to rise again
?Hey!? Jared explodedHis voice was so loud that everyone jumped?Wanda's not on trial
here! Does someone have a concrete complaint against her?against Wanda herself? Then ask for
another tribunalBut we all know she hasn't harmed anyone hereIn fact, she saved his life omega deville watch He
stabbed one finger toward Kyle's backKyle's shoulders hunched, like he'd felt the jab?Just
seconds after he tried to throw her into the river, she risked her life to keep him from the same
painful deathShe had to know that if she let him fall she would be safer hereShe saved him
anywayWould any of you have done the same?rescue your enemy? He tried to kill her, and yet
will she even speak against him??
I felt all the eyes in the dark room on my face as Jared now held his hand out, palm up, toward
me
?Willyou speak against him, Wanda??
I stared at him wide-eyed, stunned that he was chanel j12 watches speaking for me, that he was speakingto me,
that he was using my nameMelanie was in shock, too, torn in halfShe was overjoyed at the
kindness in his face as he looked at us, the softness in his eyes that had been absent so longBut
it wasmy name he'd said?
It was a few seconds before I could find my voice
?This is all a misunderstanding,? I whispered?We both fell when the floor caved inNothing
else happened I hoped the whisper would make it harder to hear the lie in my voice, but as
soon as I was done, Ian chuckledI nudged him with my elbow, but that didn't stop him
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Jason pointed to the huge vehicle that... |
26th August 2010, 02:09 |
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Jason pointed to the huge vehicle that dwarfed
the scattered cars and vans in the fenced parking area
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?A fuel truck? How did you figure it out?? asked the astonished Benjamin
?That tank?s got to hold close to a hundred thousand poundsCombined with the plastics,
strategically placed, it?s enough for the streets and those fake structures of old, dried wood
?Slushaytye!? blared the myriad loudspeakers around the tunnel, demanding attention, as indeed
the explosions began to diminishThe colonel climbed on top of the low, concrete gate house, a
microphone in his hand, his figure outlined in the harsh beams of powerful searchlights?The
earthquake has passed,? he cried in Russian, ?and although the damage is extensive and the fires
will continue throughout the night, the crisis has passed! Stay by the banks of the river, and our
comrades in the maintenance crews will do their best to provide for your needsThese are orders
from our superiors, comradesDo not give us reason to use force, I plead with you!?
?What earthquake?? shouted a man in the front ranks of the panicked multitude?You fake fendi spy bag say it?s an
earthquake and we are all told it is an earthquake but your brains are in your bowels! I?ve lived
through an earthquake and this is no earthquakeIt is an armed attack!?
?Yes, yes! An attack!?
?We are being attacked!?
?Invaded! It?s an invasion!?
?Open the tunnel and let us out or you?ll have to shoot us down! Open the tunnel!?
The protesting chorus grew from all sections of the desperate crowd as the soldiers held firm,
their bayonets unsheathed and affixed to their riflesThe colonel continued, his features contorted,
his voice nearly matching the hysteria of his frenzied audience
?Listen to me and ask yourselves a question!? he screamed?I?m telling you, as I have been told,
that this is an earthquake and I know it?s trueFurther, I will tell you how I know it?s true! Have
you heard a single gunshot? Yes, that is the question! A single gunshot! No, you have not! Here,
as in all the compounds and in every sector of those compounds, there are police and soldiers and
trainers who carry weaponsTheir orders are to repel by force any unwarranted displays of
violence, to say nothing of armed invaders! Yet nowhere vintage gucci handbags has there been any gunfire??
?What?s he shouting about?? asked Jason, turning to Benjamin
?He?s trying to convince them it is?or was?an earthquakeThey don?t believe him; they think
it?s an invasionHe?s telling them it couldn?t be because there?s been no gunfire
?Gunfire??
?That?s his proofNobody?s shooting at anybody and they sure as hell would be if there was an
armed attackNo gunshots, no attack?? Bourne suddenly grabbed the young Soviet and spun him around?Tell him to
stop! For God?s sake, stop him!?
?What??
?He?s giving the Jackal the opening he wants?he needs!?
?Now what are you talking about??
?Gunfire gunshots, confusion!?
?Nyet!? screamed a woman, breaking through the crowd and shouting at the officer in the center
of the searchlight beams?The explosions are bombs! They come from bombers above!?
?You are foolish,? cried the colonel, replying in Russian?If it was an air raid, our fighter planes
from Belopol would fill the sky! The explosions come out of the earth, the fires out of the earth,
from the gases below?? These false words were the last words the Soviet officer would ever
speak
A staccato volley of chanel pearl necklace automatic gunfire burst from the shadows of the tunnel?s parking area
cutting the Russian down, his instantly limp, punctured body collapsing and falling off the roof of
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the gatehouse, plummeting to the ground out of sight at the rearThe already frantic crowd went
rabid; the ranks of uniformed ?American? soldiers broke, and if chaos had ruled previously,
nihilistic mobocracy now reigned supremeThe narrow, fenced entrance to the tunnel was virtually
stormed, racing figures colliding, pummeling, climbing over one another, rushing en masse toward
the mouth of the underwater accessJason pulled his young trainer to the side of the stampeding
hordes, never for an instant taking his eyes off the darkened parking area
?Can you operate the tunnel?s machinery?? he shouted
?Yes! Everyone on the senior staff can, it?s part of the job!?
?The iron gates you told me about??
?Of course
?Where are the mechanisms??
?The guardhouse
?Get in there!? yelled Bourne, taking one of the three remaining flares out of his field jacket
pocket and handing it to Benjamin?I?ve got two more of these and two fendi b other grenadesWhen
you see one of my flares go over the crowd, lower those gates on this side?only this side,
understood??
?What for??
?My rules, Ben! Do it! Then ignite this flare and throw it out the window so I?ll know it?s done
?Then what??
?Something you may not want to do, but you have toTake the ?forty-seven? from the
colonel?s body and force the crowd, shoot it back into the streetRapid fire into the ground in front
of them?or above them?do whatever you have to do, even if it means wounding a fewWhatever
the cost, it must be doneI have to find him, isolate him, above all, cut him off from everyone else
trying to get out
?You?re a goddamned maniac,? broke in Benjamin, the veins pronounced in his forehead?I
could kill ?a few??more than a few! You?re crazy!?
?At this moment I?m the most rational man you?ve ever met,? interrupted Jason harshly, rapidly,
as the panicked residents of Novgorod kept rushing by?There?s not a sane general in the Soviet
army?the same army that retook Stalingrad?who wouldn?t agree with meIt?s called the
?calculated estimate of losses,? and there?s a very good reason for that lousy chanel jumbo flap verbia |
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