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“hi”faylifiresoffherstintolerablechineseaccentattheguard“brothersandi
getfrotrongbox”shedanglesadepositboxkey“lookykey”
theboredyouthhasabadskinproble“id”
“idhere;youlooky;idyoulooky”
thesrepelagictheguardnods
doagazine“doorsnotlocked”idfireyourass
onthespot;kid;thinksfayli
therridorendsatareinfor;shapedlikea
threeprongedforkoneassociatejoinsheruptheleftprong;andsheorderstheotherdown
therightaboutsixhundredboxesinhereoneoftheidesafivelliondollar;ten
thousandbucksperpagereport
footstepsapproachdoaleheels
thevaultdoorsallsluisarey
silence
asthedoorclangsshut;thetenrushtheanluisaisgrippedhahandoverher
uth“thankyou”fayliprizesthekeyfrohereportersfingersitsengravednueris
3664sheissoundproof;unnitored;and
friendsandiareardthesixsthreportisntdestinedforyourhandsgoodne
actingforclientsthehydrastrangledatbirthandseaboarddiscredited
sixsthsfindingsthenehinthreedayshertheyto
pursuetherporateexeelikethat;luisatruth
doesntcare;soteehingbadwillhappen
toyouassociateyoutoaholdinglocationinbybyevening;youllbeafree
anyouluisas
bulletinboardandherface“becauseeinkind”
subssionreplacesdefianceinluisaseyes
“ikneanholdingluisain
aybeareporter;
butthatdoesntkeheratotalhebodyintheusualway”
theyleavethesendassociatereinsbythedoor;holdingitajar
fayliloiddleprong
thekeytus;andthedoorswingsopen
faylipullsoutavanillabinderthehydrazeroreaent
delprojee
underthelitary&industrialespionageact1971faylipertsherselfajubilantsle
thelandofopportunitythensheseestinsidethebindertothebackof
thestrongboxshepeersinareddiodeblinksonaneatfourbytaped
cylinders;ponents
billske;yougodda
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theblastpicksluisareyupandthroibly;likeapacificbreakerthe
rridorrotatesthroughniydegreesseveraltisandpoundsintoluisasribsand
headpetalsofpainunfoldaasonrygroanschunksofplaster;tile;and
glassshoop
anonouspeaoke;
sbellsdrillthebutairluisasndreactivatesabothe
rentaguardoansbloodfroiseartricklesintoadeltafloodinghisshirtllar
luisatriestopullherselfaherrightleghasbeenblownoff
theshockdies;herlegisjustjaedunderherunnsciouschineseesrtshepullsfree
andoviesetluisafinds
thevaultdoor;bloissedbyinchesbrokenglass;upended
theducts;anda
sprinklersysteicksinluisaisdrenchedandchoked;slipsonthebles;
dazed;bentdouble;intoothers
afriendlyhandtakesluisasaaigotyou;lethelpyououtside;
thereybeanotherexplosion”
luisaalloobeledintongestedsunlight;eslookson;hungry
forhorrorthefirenguidesheracrossaroadblockedhgridlockedcars;andsheis
rendedofaprilssaigonskestillspillsinsenselessquantities“get
abackoverthere”luisathejoualististryingtotellluisathe
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sothingshehasgritinheruthsothingurgentsheasksherrescuer;“howdidyou
getonthescenesosoon”
“itsokay;”heinsists;“youhaveancussion”
afiren“icankeo”
“no;youllbesafethisway”
thedoorofadustyblackchevyswingsopen
“letgoof”
hisgripisiron“inthecaoutters;“orillblo”
theboe;andnow
luisasabductorgruntsandfallsforward
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joenapiergrabsluisareysadsthechevychrist;thatwas
closeabaseballbatisinhisotherhand“ifyoutolivetoseethedayout;youdbetter
ee”
okay;thinksluisa“okay”shesays
napierpullsherbackintothejockeyingcrookeslineoffire;handsthe
baseballbattoabearchestothe
chevyly;orrunforitandbreakyourver
“carsnexttothebank;”saysluisa
“okesgottoreapen;
theylljustfirethroughtheanyouwalk”
“icanrun;napier”
theyadvanokesface
ahead;hishandhoveringaroundhisjaasendgoon
isthesendpinceracrosstheroadisathirdtherebeanypsonthescenefor
nutesyet;andtheyhaveresendst:risky;butthestakes
arehighenoughfortheochanceit;andtheressochchaoshere;theyllgetahit
napierisdesperate:theyarelevelhahesesteps;”hetells
luisa;prayingthedooropens
itdoes
asparsereboffliesnapierboltsthedoor
behindthefroehindadesk;ayounggirlinhersundaybestandanagedpoodleina
cardboardboxbedachineryis
nolithic
ablackeyedxicanansnotersinhisface:“nollegals
herenollegalsherebossaebacknotherday”
luisareyaddressesherinverybatteredspanishthexicananglares;thenjerksa
savagethuattheexitsabloheouterdooapierandluisarunacrossthe
eber“leftorright”dendsnapier
“dontknow”gaspsluisa
napierlooksbathexican;butthestreetdoorshuddersunderone
bloersunderthenext;andfliesopenhthethirdnapierpullsluisathroughtheleft
exit
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bisandroper;billskessiden;bodyofhishead;
billskefindsyofgrossnegligenceitoldyoujoe
napieruldntbetrustedtopackuphisnscienceandpickuphisfishingrods
thedoorisinpieces
aspideryxicananinsideishavinghystericsaplacidchildandabedeckedpoodlesit
onanofficedesk“fbi”bisyells;flourishinghisdriverslicense“hhey
go”
thexicananscreeches:“areouruchpaynoneed
union”
bistakesouthisgunandblaststhepoodleagainstthehey**ing
go”
jesushaadchrist;thisiswhyiworkalone
thexicananbitesherfist;shudders;andlaunchesarisingwail
“brilliant;bis;likethefbikillspoodles”roperleansoverthechild;responded
inanyanandtheantake”
shegazesbackasifheisnothingbutapleasantsunset
“youspeakenglish”
ahysteriokeothethreeexitsandapairof**ups
royale“eroper;rightdoorbis;leftiheddle”
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roensionsofthe
storeroonapiereyouvegottenoveryourgun
allergysinceyesterday;”hehisses
luisashakesherhead“you”
“onlyapopgunsixshotscn”
evenastheyrun;shehearsthedoorbeingforcednapierblocksthelineofvisionhatower
ofboxesthenagain;afe;however;and
dozensofbigbirdsluisaregnizesthedifrohe
halusedtochbetures:runhyourheaddown
fivesendslaterabulletripsthroughcardboardthreeinchesshyofluisashead;a