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Chapter 27

           ThenSordosawaman,bentdouble,runfromtheshelteroftherockswheretheautomaticriflewasacrosstheopengroundtothebigboulderbehindwhichthesniperwashidden.Healmostdovebehindtheboulder.

           Sordolookedaround.Theysignalledtohimthattherewasnomovementontheotherslopes.ElSordogrinnedhappilyandshookhishead.Thisistentimesbetterthantheaspirin,hethought,andhewaited,ashappyasonlyahuntercanbehappy.

           Belowontheslopethemanwhohadrunfromthepileofstonestotheshelteroftheboulderwasspeakingtothesniper.

           "Doyoubelieveit?"

           "Idon’tknow,"thesnipersaid.

           "Itwouldbelogical,"theman,whowastheofficerincommand,said."Theyaresurrounded.Theyhavenothingtoexpectbuttodie."

           Thesnipersaidnothing.

           "Whatdoyouthink?"theofficerasked.

           "Nothing,"thesnipersaid.

           "Haveyouseenanymovementsincetheshots?"

           "Noneatall."

           Theofficerlookedathiswristwatch.Itwastenminutestothreeo’clock.

           "Theplanesshouldhavecomeanhourago,"hesaid.Justthenanotherofficerfloppedinbehindtheboulder.Thesnipermovedovertomakeroomforhim.

           "Thou,Paco,"thefirstofficersaid."Howdoesitseemtothee?"

           Thesecondofficerwasbreathingheavilyfromhissprintupandacrossthehillsidefromtheautomaticrifleposition.

           "Formeitisatrick,"hesaid.

           "Butifitisnot?Whataridiculewemakewaitinghereandlayingsiegetodeadmen."

           "Wehavedonesomethingworsethanridiculousalready,"thesecondofficersaid.

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