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===Villa on the lake===
===Villa on the lake===
On the trail of these [[FWMD]]s Boone and Aggie follow a Wickliffe Hampton SICAV up into the Swiss mountains. They park up at the end of a windy road and radio in Sweeny and AJ to check the exit.  
On the trail of these [[FWMD]]s Boone and Aggie follow a Wickliffe Hampton SICAV up into the Swiss mountains. They park up at the end of a windy road and radio in [[Edd Sweeney|Sweeney]] and [[A.J. Paul|A.J.]] to check the exit.  


“There’s only one way out of here. We’ll know when they come out. Eyes peeled, lads.”  
“There’s only one way out of here. We’ll know when they come out. Eyes peeled, lads.”  


GPS said the road would took an hour. The lads waited an hour. They kept eyes peeled and spirits high with primo [[banter]] on the C.B. Nada. 
GPS said the road would took an hour, end to end.  


The lads waited another hours. They kept eyes peeled and spirits high with quantities of Pepsi Max. The coke gave them wings and kept their eyes bright and tails bushy but the banter palled. Nada.  
The lads waited an hour. They kept eyes peeled and spirits high with primo [[banter]] on the C.B. 
 
''Nada''. 
 
The lads waited another hour. They kept eyes peeled and spirits high with quantities of diet cola. The coke gave them wings, kept eyes bright and tails bushy but the banter palled.
 
''Nada''.  


A.J. broke the silence. “Boss, I don’t think they’re coming.”  
A.J. broke the silence. “Boss, I don’t think they’re coming.”  


Boone double checked the map. he finger traced the route. “See? There is no other way out. If they haven’t coming past you they must still be in there.”  
Boone double checked the map. He finger-traced the route. He stabbed the boys’ locale and growled into the intercom. “There ''is'' no other way out. If they haven’t coming past they must still be in there.”  


Fat globules of rain slapped the windshield. Aggie looked west. It looked fearsome dark a mile down the lake. “[[liquidity|Liquidity]] situation is tightening up, Boone. We gonna get wet if we don’t move.”  
A cold wind whipped up. Fat globules of rain slapped the windshield. Aggie looked west. It was fearsome dark a mile down the lake. “[[liquidity|Liquidity]] situation is tightening up, Boone. We be wet if we don’t move.”  


Boone snapped shut the map and slid into the cabin. He barked into the tw0-way: “Ok. Let’s go. Boys: prime the GMSLAs. Something is going down. I ''feel'' it. We’re coming through”
Boone snapped shut the map and slid into the cabin. He barked into the tw0-way: “Ok. Let’s go. Boys: prime your GMSLAs. Be ready for action. Something is going down. I ''feel'' it. We’re coming through. Boone ''out''.”


Aggie loaded 20-10 and bumped the stock.
The boys shucked repos. Aggie loaded a 20-10 and bumped the stock.  


Boone slammed the AIF into forward and stomped on the gas.   
Boone holstered the [[C.B.]] He slammed the [[AIF]] into forward and stomped on the gas.   


The road hugged the lake coast. Boone hugged the road. They shot past deserted water-side chalets: ''des res'' for the Oberland elite, battened down for winter. The depo whined.  
The road hugged the lake coast. Boone hugged the road. They shot past deserted water-side chalets: ''des res'' for the Oberland elite, battened down for winter. The depo whined.