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"I remember order and laws and policemen and
TV and all that," Corrie spoke from the back
seat. "But I didn't appreciate the safety of
it, of course. Not until the whole world fell
apart."
"That's the way it always is, Corrie," Ben
said. "Now it's up to us to try to rebuild it back
to some semblance of what it used to be."
"It seems an impossible task for so few of
us," she countered.
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"Castro started a revolution with only three or
four people-and won."
"Who's Castro?" Jersey asked.
Ben halted the column at Bossier City, a
couple of hours before dark. They needed that much
time to seek safe shelter and set up guard posts
and for the meals to be distributed.
Ben set up his CP in the Hilton Inn in
Bossier, just off 1-20. A team of Rebels
began scouting out the hotel and reported back that they
had found nothing, except a lot of litter. They
declared the interior of the building secure.
Ben radioed back to Base Camp One and
reported in. He instructed Ike to form an
engineer team and get to work on the roads and
bridges.
"None of us will ever live to see the highway
system completely repaired," Ike told him.
"I know it. But it's a start. We can only
hope that those who come after us will continue our work. Have you
heard anything from Striganov?"
"Nothin' since you pulled out. I expect he's
busy outfitting his people and then will move over to the
Canadian line, to wait for you."
"Ten-four. Talk to you tomorrow. Eagle out."
Ben ate an early dinner and walked outside,
joining Dan and Buddy and Tina in the parking lot.
"We'll stay on Interstate 20 to Dallas,"
he told them. "We'll spend a few days there
checking the place out. From Dallas, we'll
hook up with 287 to Wichita Falls. I want
an outpost established in that area, so Dan, you start
talking to the settlers with us. We'll spend a few
days with them, helping them get settled in."
"Yes, sir."
"After that?" Tina asked.
"We'll play it by ear," Ben told his
daughter.
Ben had heard the sounds of something alien to the night