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<div style="text-indent: 20px;">''And so it is written.''
<div style="text-indent: 20px;">''And so it is written.''


The tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller ones sat either side; outriders astride dirt bikes.  
On the ridge, the tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller outriders sat either side astride dirt bikes.  


On the valley floor, a thin artery snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles to a low-lying, dusky settlement ringed by a network of observation towers.  
On the valley floor, a thin track snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles through scrubland to a low-lying, dusky settlement. The encampment was ringed by a network of towers.  


Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: three long, three short, three long.
Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: three long, three short, three long.
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“That’s the signal. It is time.”
“That’s the signal. It is time.”


“Are you sure, Opco?”  
“Are you sure, Opco?” said the left-hand rider.


“Yes, Algy, I’m sure. S. O. S.”
“Yes, Algy, I’m sure. S. O. S.”


“But boss, that’s dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash.”
“But, boss, that’s ‘dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash’.”


“Right.”
“Right.”


“But that says, ‘O. S. O.’”
“But that says, ‘O—S—O’.”


“It’s encrypted. Now go.”
“It’s encrypted. Now go.”
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