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At first sight of the g*n, Talia froze, virtually paralyzed. He fired a silenced round. Flame burst from the end of the barrel, and the bullet zipped through the file folder Talia was holding. It slammed into the older box. Shards of yellowed paper peppered the air.
Talia dropped onto the staircase’s metal landing as a second bullet missed her head by a millimeter, blowing her hair back. The man continued his deliberate stride as he fired again and again. Silenced bullets smashed into the metal railing beside her.
Out of instinct, Talia flung the open case file boxes aside and leapt into the shelving. The man had closed the distance, and Talia heard the heavy clank of his heels on the metal staircase. She crawled deeper into the shelving and kicked two boxes, sending them flying in h
