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As they went back down, Wilson said, “Crazy day First, the storage depot goes up in smoke for no reason, and noe find these two in the river”

They disappeared back down to the river while Wheatley could only look out at the placid ocean The next few et Knoll out of the truck Wheatley wasn’t sure they had succeeded until he saw the Knoll over the e wet but still breathing, his eyes ith fear about his near-death experience

“Why can’t either of them talk?” Carter asked

“I don’t know,” Wilson said “Concussions, perhaps?”

Wilson dropped to his knees to check them for wounds while Carter tried his phone

“Still can’t get anyone,” he said after a moment He turned toward town “Maybe they” His voice trailed off “It can’t be”

“Huh?” Wilson asked without looking up

“I was so focused on the da, I didn’t see them”

“See what?”

“Bodies They’re everywhere”

Wilson’s head snapped around, and he leaped to his feet He gaped for a moment, then yelled to Carter

“Call Canberra Tell headquarters we’ve got a major incident here” Wilson turned back to Wheatley and Knoll “Don’t worry, fellas We’ll be back as soon as we can”

Wheatley tried to protest, pushing himself up aardly with his arms, but hisin their Hu away

Exhausted fro for them to return He tried to distract hi an odd tri out to sea

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