y  eit  taken off yet, and it gave him an idea.

    ed ion and siger until  engine mounting plumb oer t as suddenly seized and died. to one side. Lee could  the airship was grounded now.

    ted and taken cover as  them, and he did:

    ty-five. y bullets.

    er crept up close to  shoulder.

    quot;Ill c; she said.

    Crouc along tle stone  for er y; s as plain and scra bro green. And no t landscape tal tumbled rocks, and beyond it a forest on fire.

    Not a blade of grass, not a speck of green to rest on.

    ly.

    quot;talking,quot; s;I can  I caint understand.quot;

    quot;Russian,quot; ;toget a run. t .quot;

    quot;Aim straig; she said.

    quot;I   like taking lives, er.quot;

    quot;Ours or t;

    quot;No, its more t,quot; ;Its t see  ed to t c.quot;

    quot;t about to s,quot; said er, and as sone fle from  s move a muscle.

    quot;ell, t makes me feel better about doing t; said Lee, and took careful aim.

    co aim at, but  it. ithe man fell back and died.

    And t began. ite ting bullets, tainside and along te, and t came from ts ,  variations on t, until it seemed t the whole world was burning.

    Lees boulder ted, and  ts as t it. Once ers back ripple as t passed over it, but s budge.

    Nor did op firing.

    t first minute er it, in t came, Lee found t   were   red.

    er moved around to look.

    quot;Not; s;A bullet clipped your scalp.quot;

    quot;Did you count er?quot;