Page 353 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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He smiles.

Like he’s heard that before.

“Is it?” he asks.

Then—

He reaches for something—

I fire.

But he moves—

Fast.

Too fast.

Shot grazes—

Not enough.

He drops behind cover.

Damn it.

“Contact!” I shout.

“Command target!”

Briggs’s voice comes back.

“Moving to you!”

I push forward.

Close distance.

Not letting him disappear.

Not this time.

Not after everything.

I round the corner—

And he’s there.

Waiting.

Weapon up.

We fire at the same time.

Everything explodes.

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