Chapter 83
It was fun to watch all the confusion and purposeless racing about too. The length of time it took for a response was valuable intelligence. The last alarm was particularly illustrative. 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' syndrome was in play tonight ... and working to Miles' advantage. When the moon went down, Miles pushed the Marine rucksack he'd appropriated from the sniper team out the newly made hole in the wall. The backpack contained jerky, salt, some other necessities ... enough provisions to last for several days while he eluded the crowd of federal officers over there. He anticipated being able to get out of the area to a small town and restocking supplies before very long. He hadn't made any plans beyond that. Reaching through the opening, he propped the Barrett sniper rifle and the M-4
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