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тАЬJust tell us what you want us to do, mister,тАЭ the pilot replied. тАЬWe're civilian fliers, not military.тАЭ He
watched an agent running across the tarmac. A machine gun barked; a row of bloody dots appeared on
the man's back. He fell face-first on the tarmac and lay still.

тАЬWhile we're loading the bodies on the plane,тАЭ the Rebel said, тАЬyou're going to refuel and take a piss if
you need to. Then you're going to fly back to Richmond and you are going to maintain radio silence all
the way except for landing instructions. Is that clear?"

тАЬYes, sir."

тАЬWhile you're getting your instructions to land, you are going to tell the tower to get hold of Director
Cody. Have him meet you at the airport. Tell him this: General Raines is alive and well. He sends his best
wishes in the form of this little present. Tell him Tri-States will rise again. Tell him from this point on, it is
open, no-holds-barred warfare. I hope, gentlemen, we will not see one another again. Stay in your seats
until I give the word."

тАЬYes, sir."

After what seemed an eternity, the muzzle of the .45 was removed from the pilotsтАЩ necks. Both men
slowly turned their heads and fought to keep from puking as the grisly cargo was loaded onto the plane,
placed in seats, and buckled in.

тАЬRefuel now,тАЭ they were told.

Tanks topped, the Rebel said, тАЬHave a nice, safe journey back home, boys."

Then he was gone.

Taxiing away, the copilot said, тАЬAl Cody is gonna have a fit about this."

тАЬFuck Al Cody,тАЭ the pilot said tersely. тАЬMan, if I knew how to go about it, I'd join the Rebels now."

тАЬWell, hell! Why didn't you ask back there?"
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тАЬDid you feel like making chit-chat with that .45 in your neck?"

тАЬShit, no!"

тАЬThen just fly the plane; don't ask stupid questions."

The Air Force personnel were released unharmed; all but four of them who had elected to fight. They lay
stretched out in an empty hangar, their bodies covered with blankets.

тАЬIf you men are smart,тАЭ the leader of the Rebel unit told them, тАЬyou'll walk off this base the instant we
leave and don't look back. тАШCause the word is goinтАЩ out: you are either one hundred percent for us, or
one hundred percent against us. Just like the government mentality, boys, no gray in the middle. If that's