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the powdery discharge from inside the safety balloons, then
shifted gears, gunned the engines, and the van roared away
on smoking tires. Ha ha! Alive and still kicking! Although our
little armored chariot was now shaking so badly it made the
bullets in my gun rattle.
тАЬSSttoopp tthhee vvaann!!тАЭ I ordered as my glasses
headed south for Miami.
тАЬNNoo wwaayy,тАЭ George replied, fighting the madly
bucking steeringwheel. тАЬMMaayybbee mmoorree!!тАЭ
That was true enough. But this could not go on for long
before we started breaking things not already damaged by
the blast. Such as our internal organs, and other non-
essentials. Tightening my seat belt, I killed the alarm and
motioned for Raul to come up front. After an aborted attempt
to walk, he resorted to crawling on hands and knees. Flying
was seriously of the question, what with the floor and the
ceiling attempting to touch each other at the present
moment.
тАЬAAnnyy rruubbbbeerr ssttiillll oonn ttiirree??тАЭ I asked all
nine of him.
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 Judgement Night: Bureau 13 Book 1
by Nick Pollotta


Raul touched the interior wheelwell and furrowed his brow.
After a minute, he nodded yes. A wizard's тАЬinner sightтАЭ lets
him see through a lot of things. Quite handy on a mission, but
reason number one why you never play poker with a mage.
тАЬFFiixx iitt,тАЭ I ordered, cheeks wabbling madly.
Brandishing his wand, Raul touched the metal rod to the
wheelwell, but it kept bouncing off. Gritting his teeth, the
wizard held it in place with his other hand and starting
harshly muttering. A thin stream of sparkles flowed from the
tip of the wand and seeped into the floor. Immediately our
ride began to smooth and soon we were running straight and
even.
Doing ninety plus on the wrong side of the highway.
George corrected that by bouncing over the median again.
The sharp jostles a mere waltz after our recent slam dance.
тАЬWhew,тАЭ Raul sighed, slumping in a chair, the auto-
massage refusing to function for the mage as usual. тАЬI've
fixed flat tires before, but never on a moving vehicle.тАЭ
тАЬCup of tea?тАЭ Mindy asked, moving to the kitchenette.
тАЬMake it a brandy.тАЭ
She glanced at me and I gave a hesitant okay. Raul had a
possible problem in that area and we kept a watch on his
drinking. On the other hand...
тАЬMake that two,тАЭ I said, licking my lips.
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