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and I was still in a thought-numbing state of shock when I climbed a

short, sandy rise and found the road. There was no rational decision on

what direction to go in, my legs took me left and walked. When I heard a

car motor rumbling up behind me I stuck out a thumb and walked sideways.

The small dot down the road swelled into a dark green Ford with a big

lumpy-looking man at the wheel. While still a little distance off, the

car slowed abruptly, its headlights raking painfully into my eyes. I
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shaded them, blinking stupidly as the motor gunned, gears shifted, and

the thing shot forward. The driver held a straight course, as though

he'd changed his mind about picking up a hitchhiker, then he swerved at

the last possible second. If my brain had been running on more than one

cylinder. I might have been able to jump away in time.

The landscape stopped spinning and I lay belly-up, staring at an

unnaturally brilliant Milky Way a few feet from my nose, wondering what

the hell was going on. I tried moving a little, the initial pain of the

impact was gone, but I was cautious of broken bones. Everything worked

perfectly, though--I'd been incredibly lucky. Twisting onto my stomach,

I stared down the road.

The Ford stopped, the motor cut, and the lump behind the wheel was just

levering himself out the door.

The only cover for fifty yards was long grass. The beach was just across

the road, but this particular stretch was clear of concealing rocks.

Except for the car, the only option left was a stand of trees on my side