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It sounded like a half dozen German shepherds were being unleashed on the maze. The barking was loud and there was screaming above the barking. It sounded like the Major ordering more troops to the tops of the maze wall. The only upside is that in all the chaos, Henry was still hidden by the [ READ MORE ]
Henry's eyes were beginning to adjust and he barely avoided a pipe jutting out of the wall. He ducked under it just as bullet ricocheted off the pipe. Henry dove to the ground and another two shots rang out, zipping over him and hitting a stack of cr[ READ MORE ]
The lights searching for Henry allowed him to make out some of the important features of the mountains of crates. Henry put his shoes back on, deciding that he could walk quietly enough, since they had no idea where he was. Then he heard the footstep[ READ MORE ]
A metallic thwacking sound and three bare bulbs burst to life. Henry, with his hands still on the table, blinked as his eyes adjusted. He straightened an looked down at the model before him. It looked like a warehouse with tiny boxes stacked on eac[ READ MORE ]
Celine leapt to her feet to answer it, but Henry said, "No, let me." Henry opened the door. Two very large men in dark suits stood side by side. They each carried guns and the one to Henry's right stuck it in his chest and said in a thick accent t[ READ MORE ]
The waiting ate at Henry's soul. For two days he had done nothing but wait for the phone call or delivery. The next move in the chess game that the Major insisted they play. The weight of each moment stack upon the other until it became unbearable. [ READ MORE ]
The reporters were relentless. The questions turned hostile around lunch and continued well into the afternoon. Every few minutes the phone would ring and there would be another one, yelling something through the phone. Celine tried to be nice, but[ READ MORE ]
The Director greeted the men. "I've already explained to 2 and 3 the history of this request and were there more time, I'd bring everyone up to speed. How this came to be is not important, how we handle it is. Associates 37 and 42 will execute ph[ READ MORE ]
Henry awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. He stretched and crawled out of bed. Luna was humming when he sat down at the table. "Hey, did you sleep well?" She gave him a peck on the cheek. "I did." Luna put a plate in front of him, poured[ READ MORE ]
It had been a few weeks since I had done much work on editing Henry Wood II: The Wrath of Kahn...no wait...it's Henry Wood: Time and Again. See, I couldn't even remember the name. In fact, it had been six weeks. I started to get the next sectio[ READ MORE ]