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“Let’s get s out with the rope and I’ll tie the next load”

Sah the hand straps of the first two Roman scuta, then ladius swords, the standard-issue Roman short sword He climbed to the surface, set the artifacts in piles, then threw the rope down to Remi

After a couple of minutes, she called, “Haul away!”

When he pulled up the rope this ti to common soldiers, two scuta, and four breastplates He leaned down into the entrance, wearing a hel?”

“My heart goes pit-a-pat for a man in uniform,” said Remi “What was that?”

“What hat?”

“There was a light, like a beam, that went past in the air behind you”

He pulled back and looked across the field in each direction “I don’t see anything now Probably just an airplane’s landing lights as it came in toward Reims It’s not the year 451 anymore”

“Then you should update your wardrobe”

“Grab the rope and I’ll pull you up”

OUTSIDE CUPERLY, FRANCE

WHEN THEY HAD REACHED THE SURFACE AND WERE IN the night air again, they sat on top of the chah pile of dirt from the excavation Remi said, “We should probably take a couple rails off the fence and drive the truck here to load up, as we did in Italy”

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sp; “Not a bad plan,” said Saet it all”

“I love it when you have the sense to agree with me,” she said