Tell el-Mukayyar – The messageThe towering cloud of dust, that was being raised to the east of the camp, told the General that a large vehicle was approaching rapidly.
“Senator,” he yelled in the direction of the laboratory tent.
Preston who was lying in the doctor’s hammock, blissfully asleep, started and it was almost a miracle that he didn’t fall on the ground. "What the heck's going on?"
"We've got company.”
It took him a while to get his wits about him and understand that he was not in his own bed at home. He rubbed his eyes for quite a while, stretched, then, very calmly, headed for the exit.
“General, have you decided to give me a heart attack?"
“Sorry. I didn't think you were asleep.”
“I wasn't asleep,” he replied annoyed. “I was engrossed in my thoughts.”
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