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I carefully regulated my breathing as I rappelled down the near-vertical cliff face. Fortunately it consisted of hard granite, although we still took care not to dislodge anything that would fall on the unsuspecting guards below.
Once I’d estimated that we were nearing the yawning cave entrance, I gave the signal to slow our descent. The Delta-Force guys and myself carefully inched our way downward until we were hanging just above the center of the cave entrance.
The Seal team was suspended just above the east side of the large opening almost directly above the machine-g*n emplacement. On the west side, the Ranger team had done likewise.
I carefully surveyed the scene below me. Satisfied that the guards were oblivious to our presence, I checked the time. Oh four twenty-three, seven
