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The gravel that lined both sides of the blacktop acted as a slight buffer from the heat that rose in waves from the airstrip due to the unusually hot weather that seemed to have settled over Baja Norte the past few days. The asphalt was the only thing, besides a small two-story building that served as a tower for the private airstrip and the various green plants that flourished in the Mediterranean climate of Ensenada, that were in his line of sight. Bracing for the heat that was sure to be degrees warmer away from the beach and the constant coastal breeze, he contemplated leaving the temporary safety of the back seat of the limo. He would feel that slight lack of safety again once they were in the air, until his plane showed up on the radar of the U.S. Sliding his sunglasses on, he gri
