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.Look up if you don't believe we can do it."Caine risked a glance upward.Hovering perhaps a hundred meters above them was a long, shark-shaped aircraft, reflected grav light showing the weapons pods on either side of its fuselage.Thefirepower that had taken out their vans.and could just as thoroughly take them out as well.Tactics, strategies, contingencies all his training seemed to swirl together into a useless, half-gelled mess.Behind him, he could sense Colvin and Alamzad crouching just inside the van's doors,waiting for a lead they could follow.Waiting for him to take action.And he couldn't.There was nothing he could think of to do that wouldn't mean their instant death.His first command.and he'd failed.From around the van a quiet voice broke into his anguish."Do as the man says, Caine," Mordecaisaid."But don't give up hope."Swallowing hard, Caine slowly lifted his hands over his head.aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r rThe man in charge of the operation was, at least, no fool.Neither the men at the barricades northe fighter overhead made the slightest move until all ten of their prisoners were out in the open.Onlythen did a new group of Security men step forward, several of them lugging pairs of heavy-duty mag-lock forearm shackles.A lump rose in Caine's throat at the sight of the shackles.a lump of déjà vuand the painful realization that this time, at least, history would not be repeating itself.And then the group came close enough for faces to be distinguished.and the mag-lock shackleswere suddenly forgotten."Galway!" Caine gasped."Caine." The perfect nodded gravely.His eyes swept the group, found Lathe; but it was anotherman who brushed by him and faced the comsquare."Comsquare Lathe, I'm General Quinn," the other said in a grimly satisfied voice."You're herebyinformed that the agreement between General Lepkowski and the Ryqril is no longer in force, at leastinsofar as you and your men here are concerned.You are in open rebellion against the Ryqril Empireand its authorized government, and are therefore subject to imprisonment and appropriate punishmentfor your actions ""Spare us the official speech, General," Lathe cut him off.His voice was calm enough, but Cainesensed a hint of steel beneath it.Apparently the general did, too, and for a moment his triumphant expression slipped a bit.But herecovered quickly."I see that bravado remains part of a blackcollar's arsenal." He sneered."I suggestyou don't bother frying to impress me with your stoicism.From now on, I'm the one who decides yourfate, and I've always found a particular satisfaction in breaking people who pretend they can't bebroken.""No," Mordecai said quietly."You're wrong."All eyes turned to the small blackcollar."Wrong about what?" Quinn demanded."That you decide our fate," Mordecai told him calmly.but there was something about his facethat sent a shiver down Caine's back."You have only the power we grant you.I choose not to give youany at all."Quinn inhaled sharply, perhaps suddenly understanding what was coming."Guards!" he snapped.But too late.Mordecai's right hand was a blur as it swung upward at his face beneath the goggles.Caine caught a faint flicker of light on metal.and even as the Security men belatedly surged forwardMordecai collapsed in a heap on the ground."Medic team!" Quinn shouted back toward the barricades."The rest of you get those shackleson them.This might be a trick."Caine tensed, watching Lathe out of the corner of his eye for the signal that would mean takingaction.But no signal had come by the time the massive shackles had been fastened around hisforearms.Lathe, in fact, seemed almost in shock by what Mordecai had done.and slowly Caine cameto the dark realization that this wasn't a ruse after all."Well?" Quinn snorted impatiently as the medic crouched by Mordecai's still form, instrumentshumming softly."Paralyte shock," the other said, drawing out a hypo and tugging at the mag-lock shacklesenclosing Mordecai's arms."Get these off him, someone I have to give him a shot.""No chance he's faking?" Galway put in as one of the Security men moved to obey.aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r r"None at all.Yes, all the way off.Thanks." Pulling off the blackcollar's right glove, the medicjabbed his wrist with the hypo."We've got to get him to the hospital immediately, General I've gothim stabilized, but that won't last long.He's taken an overdose of a paralyte drug, like getting shotrepeatedly by a paral-dart pistol.""So counteract it," Quinn growled."We've got antidote ""But there's no way to tell out here which specific drug he's taken," the medic interrupted him."All the antidotes are poison unless the corresponding paralyte is already in the system.Injecting thewrong antidote would kill him almost instantly."Quinn grimaced, but nodded curtly."All right, get the ambulance here, then.I'm damned if I'mgoing to let him get away from me." He turned to the others."The rest of you move over toward thatbarrier while we wait for the transport.""Just a minute," Pittman said hesitantly, stepping over toward the group around Mordecai [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]
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.Look up if you don't believe we can do it."Caine risked a glance upward.Hovering perhaps a hundred meters above them was a long, shark-shaped aircraft, reflected grav light showing the weapons pods on either side of its fuselage.Thefirepower that had taken out their vans.and could just as thoroughly take them out as well.Tactics, strategies, contingencies all his training seemed to swirl together into a useless, half-gelled mess.Behind him, he could sense Colvin and Alamzad crouching just inside the van's doors,waiting for a lead they could follow.Waiting for him to take action.And he couldn't.There was nothing he could think of to do that wouldn't mean their instant death.His first command.and he'd failed.From around the van a quiet voice broke into his anguish."Do as the man says, Caine," Mordecaisaid."But don't give up hope."Swallowing hard, Caine slowly lifted his hands over his head.aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r rThe man in charge of the operation was, at least, no fool.Neither the men at the barricades northe fighter overhead made the slightest move until all ten of their prisoners were out in the open.Onlythen did a new group of Security men step forward, several of them lugging pairs of heavy-duty mag-lock forearm shackles.A lump rose in Caine's throat at the sight of the shackles.a lump of déjà vuand the painful realization that this time, at least, history would not be repeating itself.And then the group came close enough for faces to be distinguished.and the mag-lock shackleswere suddenly forgotten."Galway!" Caine gasped."Caine." The perfect nodded gravely.His eyes swept the group, found Lathe; but it was anotherman who brushed by him and faced the comsquare."Comsquare Lathe, I'm General Quinn," the other said in a grimly satisfied voice."You're herebyinformed that the agreement between General Lepkowski and the Ryqril is no longer in force, at leastinsofar as you and your men here are concerned.You are in open rebellion against the Ryqril Empireand its authorized government, and are therefore subject to imprisonment and appropriate punishmentfor your actions ""Spare us the official speech, General," Lathe cut him off.His voice was calm enough, but Cainesensed a hint of steel beneath it.Apparently the general did, too, and for a moment his triumphant expression slipped a bit.But herecovered quickly."I see that bravado remains part of a blackcollar's arsenal." He sneered."I suggestyou don't bother frying to impress me with your stoicism.From now on, I'm the one who decides yourfate, and I've always found a particular satisfaction in breaking people who pretend they can't bebroken.""No," Mordecai said quietly."You're wrong."All eyes turned to the small blackcollar."Wrong about what?" Quinn demanded."That you decide our fate," Mordecai told him calmly.but there was something about his facethat sent a shiver down Caine's back."You have only the power we grant you.I choose not to give youany at all."Quinn inhaled sharply, perhaps suddenly understanding what was coming."Guards!" he snapped.But too late.Mordecai's right hand was a blur as it swung upward at his face beneath the goggles.Caine caught a faint flicker of light on metal.and even as the Security men belatedly surged forwardMordecai collapsed in a heap on the ground."Medic team!" Quinn shouted back toward the barricades."The rest of you get those shackleson them.This might be a trick."Caine tensed, watching Lathe out of the corner of his eye for the signal that would mean takingaction.But no signal had come by the time the massive shackles had been fastened around hisforearms.Lathe, in fact, seemed almost in shock by what Mordecai had done.and slowly Caine cameto the dark realization that this wasn't a ruse after all."Well?" Quinn snorted impatiently as the medic crouched by Mordecai's still form, instrumentshumming softly."Paralyte shock," the other said, drawing out a hypo and tugging at the mag-lock shacklesenclosing Mordecai's arms."Get these off him, someone I have to give him a shot.""No chance he's faking?" Galway put in as one of the Security men moved to obey.aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r r"None at all.Yes, all the way off.Thanks." Pulling off the blackcollar's right glove, the medicjabbed his wrist with the hypo."We've got to get him to the hospital immediately, General I've gothim stabilized, but that won't last long.He's taken an overdose of a paralyte drug, like getting shotrepeatedly by a paral-dart pistol.""So counteract it," Quinn growled."We've got antidote ""But there's no way to tell out here which specific drug he's taken," the medic interrupted him."All the antidotes are poison unless the corresponding paralyte is already in the system.Injecting thewrong antidote would kill him almost instantly."Quinn grimaced, but nodded curtly."All right, get the ambulance here, then.I'm damned if I'mgoing to let him get away from me." He turned to the others."The rest of you move over toward thatbarrier while we wait for the transport.""Just a minute," Pittman said hesitantly, stepping over toward the group around Mordecai [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]