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Fortunately, the morning rush hour just ended. Deke calls the equipment contact to have her buy back the sniper rifle and the rest of our gear. By the time she gets to the hotel room, we have packed carry-on bags parked by the door and all the equipment laid out on the bed for inspection. I’m almost dancing with impatience as I let her in, but we can’t abandon night vision goggles and lock-hacking gear and all the other toys in a hotel room. The maids would ask questions.
Deke has worked with this equipment dealer before. Usually they bicker and haggle over the buyback price, but this time Deke tells her to name a figure. She says something about needing to inspect for damage. Deke nods and hands her the key cards. “The room’s paid until three PM. Put the cash in my account.”
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