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Wyatt’s torch
ShedidnottrusttheuselessyoungmenoftheTaggartresearchstaff;therewereonlytwoengineersoftalentamongthem,whocouldappreciateherdiscovery.ShehadsharedhersecretwiththetwoandsentthemtosearchthefactoryinWisconsin.Thenshehadhiddenthemotorwherenooneelsewouldknowofitsexistence.
Whenherworkerscarriedthemotordowntothevaultanddeparted,shewasabouttofollowthemandlockthesteeldoor,butshestopped,keyinhand,asifthesilenceandsolitudehadsuddenlythrownherattheproblemshehadbeenfacingfordays,asifthiswerethemomenttomakeherdecision.
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Shehadtriedtothink,butshecouldseenowayoffighting,norulesofbattle,noweapons.
