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• “But as his dad always told him, wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which fills up first.”

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• “Isn’t your wife worth it?” His face lit up as he said it, and his eyes grew wide and the corners of his mouth turned upwards in a sadistic grin. I noticed his respirations increased fivefold. The spec ops leader appeared to find the exchange exhilarating.”

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• “Sure they wouldn't. In my ten plus years of government service, I'd learned the hard way not to trust a politician or superior with a secret. They looked out for themselves first. Hell, they only looked out for themselves. Screw their constituents and screw their employees and screw the people who protected their asses.”

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• “The team moved out as the final rays of the sun were swallowed up behind the horizon, casting long shadows across the camp.”

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• “fallout, but it would take a week or two”

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• “killer,” Noble said. “You really believe that, man?” Bear”

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• “I assumed that's why he was a successful politician. Half shark, half used car salesman, all bullshit.”

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• “No more hitting him. If you need him to talk, come get me. I'll inject him with something that will have him singing the blues like he was on stage in a dive bar in Kansas City.”

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• “I talked with the old guy behind the counter about the Packers and how with Rodgers at the helm they’d see a Super Bowl soon. He agreed and relayed his dismay over Favre’s betrayal by shacking up with the Vikings.”

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• “Your name is Bear?” she asked. “Yeah,” Bear said. “That ok with you?” “Like Ted E. Bear.” She smiled, holding up her tattered teddy bear. The big man chuckled. “No, not teddy. More like Grizz Lee Bear.” He lifted his arms, threw his head back and made a loud roaring sound. Mandy”

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• “Don’t turn. Just listen.” Her voice was calm”

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• “The caffeine coursed through my veins,”

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• “They are evaluating”

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• “the women had let their guard down completely in front of the guy they perceived to be an idiot who came to Savannah in the middle of a hurricane with no place to stay. Perfection achieved. Almost. They stayed up for another hour or so, drinking wine and warm beer. Talking and even a little flirting. He heard their stories. In one ear,”

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• “But, like all smart heroines, I came to my senses. I can't be with a man like you. The job you have, and the risks you take, it's all too much for me. No matter how hard I try, I can't envision a future with you as a part of my life.”

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• “We did.”

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• “You are not in control, Jack. I'd suggest you listen up if you want to limit the casualties to yourself. It starts with the one whose hair is fair. A little boy, from the fire, you emerged. Intertwined, but the fire could not dine. Now the sins of the mother have been purged. But there's more to be done, and you are the one, who will face the torture of a thousand souls.”

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• “There was no greater weapon than fear. It kept the masses in check. It kept those under him in check. He'd learned long ago how to use fear to his advantage.”

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• “quick. A cockroach deserved a quick death. Not a woman. For she was a play thing in her final minutes. He stuck a pillow over the first woman’s face, both hands over her nose and mouth until she stopped squirming. Her muffled cries for help barely reached his ears. Then, using the same pillow, he smothered the other woman’s face, but only to stop her screams from drifting out of the room. He”

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• “was why Bear went on high alert. There”

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• “armed, but they had the cover of night on their side.”

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• “wreak havoc”

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• “CHRIST,” BILL EXHALED LOUDLY AND grabbed the back of his head. “Let him go. Put the table back.” Nathan and Jim let go of me. I turned, pressed my back to the wall and inched toward the far corner of the room. The two men slid the table to the middle of the room. Bill stood in front of the door, his head turned. The three men nodded at each other. Bill cracked the door. “Yeah?” The voice responded low and hushed. I couldn’t make out the words. Bill covered most of the door with his body. Nathan hung back in the corner nearest me. Jim stood a few feet from Bill. Bill took a step back, looked over his shoulder at me and shook his head. “Nathan, watch him for a minute.” “OK,” Nathan said. Bill and Jim stepped out. The door closed behind them. Nathan walked backward to the door. He kept his eyes on me. “Bet I could take you down,” I said.”

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• “this guy’s overwhelming sense of asshole,”

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• “They stared at death and refused to let the reaper believe he had any power over them.”

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