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lake. Hoo boy. Sitting opposite Raul, I put my whole body into
rowing. I was getting a bad feeling that this was no random
encounter, but an assassin sent to eliminate our team.
Anything strong enough to even attempt that feat was
nothing to take lightly.
With ever-increasing velocity, the little craft speed away
from the monster. In the bow, I could hear Father Donaher
muttering Latin. It sounded vaguely familiar. Exorcism? On
the shore, Richard was kneeling on the sand rubbing two
sticks together and fat George was hastily shoving an
ammunition belt into his M60. God bless all paranoids.
тАЬDescribe,тАЭ I ordered Mindy since she was looking in the
correct direction.
тАЬFour times original size,тАЭ she grunted. тАЬTusks have been
added, along with a chest full of tentacles, an elongated snout
and ice.тАЭ
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 Judgement Night: Bureau 13 Book 1
by Nick Pollotta


тАЬIce?тАЭ I echoed.
Raul nodded, sweat glistening on his muscular chest. тАЬLake
is freezing. Fast.тАЭ
тАЬWell, do something about it!тАЭ
He scowled. тАЬWithout my books and wand?тАЭ
A chill touched my skin and nobody had to tell me that the
ice was getting closer. Momentarily it occurred to me that any
onlookers would probably discount this whole thing as a
movie, or a hallucination, as I would have only a few short
years ago. Life was strange that way. But then, working for
the Bureau was even stranger. Just ask Admiral Presley of our
Space Defense Fleet.
тАЬMichael, whatever you're doing, hurry it along!тАЭ I
shouted.
тАЬSorry,тАЭ the priest sighed, pocketing the Bible. тАЬDidn't
work.тАЭ
тАЬExorcism?тАЭ Raul guessed, through clenched teeth.
тАЬYep.тАЭ
A chattering burst of machine gun fire from the shore told
me George was in action. I only hoped he had armor-piercing
rounds, or something fancy in the belt. I had already tried
simple lead to no effect.
тАЬHere it comes!тАЭ Mindy shouted, and the boat jerked to a
stop.
In a crackling wave, the entire surface of the lake solid ice.
At first glance, it appeared relatively thin, but the thickness
was visibly increasing by the second. Which gave me an idea.
I checked and everybody was wearing sneakers. Raul's were