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-{{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.
+{{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, three silhouettes watched a procession of weaponry thunder across the desert miles below them. An eighteen-wheeler flanked by a pair of [[COO]] gunships.
-<div style="text-indent: 20px;">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;">The tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller ones sat either side; outriders astride dirt bikes.
-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.
+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.
+Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: three long, three short, three long.
 “That’s the signal. It is time.”
-“Are you sure?”
+“Are you sure, Opco?”
-“Yes. S. O. S.”
+“Yes, Algy, I’m sure. S. O. S.”
 “But boss, that’s dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash.”
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 “Right.”
-“That’s O. S. O.”
+“But that says, ‘O. S. O.’”
+“It’s encrypted. Now go.”
-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 of Eagle Squad, [[Opco Boone]], LL.B,  took a step towards the cliff-edge.
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