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“Because we knoho you are and we have witnesses who identified you and Angus Polk as the people responsible for a series of poison gas attacks We know about your production facility in Nhulunbuy It’s only a matter of time before we shut down the rest of your operation”

“And who is ‘we’?”

“I’m Linda That’s all you need to know”

“Actually, I need to know more That’s why I’ll make you this one-time offer Surrender now, and I won’t destroy your ship”

“That is a teet back to you”

“Don’t think too long,” Jin said “It expires as soon as those rain clouds go by”

“April, I have to tell you, I’ fan of the hard sell”

“I’ve disabled your Kashtan control syste more than an annoyance Face it, you’ve already lost”

“You knohat?” Linda said “You’re right Co you on board for tea and cookies”

“Very inviting, but I’ll give you so else to think about If I don’t see your crew up on deck with their hands in the air by the tiht up your ship like a Roman candle Got that?”

Before Linda could respond, Jin drew her finger across her throat, and the connection was cut

Based on what she’d heard, Jin didn’t actually think they would give up A sha to kill

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Linda was hoping that her dialogue with April Jin had bought enough tiet coeting systeuns were tricky to aih she was a weapons expert like her brother, Murph had to give her a crash course on its operation

If Linda had been able to turn the ship around, she could have brought the bow’s powerful rail gun to bear But the channel was so narrow, she was afraid they’d run aground and beco duck