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{{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, three silhouettes, up high on the ridge, watched the procession thunder across the desert miles below: an eighteen-wheeler flanked by a pair of [[COO]] gunships. The taller figure in the centre was shrouded. Those to the left and right sat astride dirt bikes.  
{{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, three silhouettes watched the procession thunder across the desert miles below them. An eighteen-wheeler flanked by a pair of [[COO]] gunships. The tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller riders the either side sat astride dirt bikes.  


<div style="text-indent: 20px;">A thin artery ran away from the convoy, ten flat miles, to a dusky settlement, over-watched by a network of observation towers.
<div style="text-indent: 20px;">A thin artery snaked away from the convoy and ran ten flat miles to low-lying a dusky settlement, guarded by a perimeter network of observation towers. Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: three long, three short, three long.


At once the network towers flashed coordinated pulses of light, three long, three short, three long.
“That’s the signal. It is ”
 
“Are you sure?”
 
“Yes. S. O. S.”
 
“But boss, that’s dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash.”
 
“Right.”
 
“That’s O. S. O.


The riders kicked over their engines and departed: one left, one right. The shrouded leader took a step towards the cliff-edge.
The riders kicked over their engines and departed: one left, one right. The shrouded leader took a step towards the cliff-edge.

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