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"We assembled our forces and caet us here Thirteenwas ablaze and the raiders had vanished Two platoons and a helicopter are tracking theh the bush now"

"My people," ures sprawled around the co here for the vultures"

"Your neighbor Brian Vogel is co with his workers to bury them They should be here any tiers away"

Faas like alost in a drearasp the iedy He still half expected to see his three loved ones standing fraainvillea And hishappily to him when he left for Pembroke

The veranda was painted in gore Puddled streaks traveled fro embers down the steps to the yard, where they abruptly ended It looked to Fawkes as if three or ed froulated and turned crusty under the afternoon sun Fat iridescent flies hummed and waded about the trails in swarms

Fawkes leaned against the lattice and felt the first uncontrollable tremor of shock The house he had built for his faruously heaped in the ladiola and fire lilies that stood virtually un to twist and distort He sank down on the steps and covered his face with his hands

He was still sitting there half an hour later when Constable Francis caed him

"Co to be gained by staying here"

Francis led the unresisting Fawkes to the Busher's seat

As the vehicle passed through the gate, Fawkes stared straight ahead, did not look back He kneould never see or set foot on his farain

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Although it seeh his head had barely hit the pillow, Hiram Lusana had been asleep for seven hours when he was roused by the knock at his door The atch on the bed table read six o'clock He cursed, rubbed the sleep from his coffee-brown eyes, and sat up

"Come in"

The knock caain