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Chapter One

Bacon was hanging on to life by one index finger Literally One sore, overused finger was all that separated hie down the sheer cliff face The desert sun had sweat rolling down his face, stinging his eyes

“Coot this!” Curly called at hi with several other SEAL tea mission that had tried their stah terrain and this final climb

“Bacon Haul ass” The new XO, Lieutenant Buratta, had a peruy, but not at all warht now

“You can do it!” Shiny’s relentlessly cheerful voice carried from his position below

Fuck this Bacon didn’t need a cheering squad

“Motherfucker” He did what he had been trying to avoid and swung all his weight on the finger he’d dislocated on their last overseas ht to the hand, but he wasn’t going down like this He was a good climber, better than Shiny and Curly that was for da to just him and the rock

“Hurry up” It wasn’t one of the guys’ voices he heard next, but a distantthe water tower, his friend Ja hi the adrenaline rush Blocking out the pain, blocking everything other than the love of heights and cli in his ears

“That’s how you do it Way to get it” The XO slapped hie, Shiny not far behind hi to catch his breath, he stayed down on his knees

“Hooyah” Curly ca the draing back and forth”

“Fuck you,” Bacon said with no real rancor toward his best friend

“How’s the hand?” Bullets, their medic, pushed past Shiny to reach him