First Night on Duty
Daoud, Hanish al-Ghoul, and four of their colleagues entered the dark place, where no buildings were visible, only shadows and a great deal of silence, broken only by the distant hum of machinery. They all stopped. Daoud looked at his colleagues and ordered,
Daoud:
Stay here. Take Hanish to his post.
Hanish and Daoud walked on;
Someone called out: Daoud!
Daoud looked behind him:
I'm coming.
Hanish and Daoud approached each other in the darkness, each step breaking the silence of the night, until they reached a large building from which the sound of heavy machinery and loud noise filled the air. In front of them was a small security booth, dimly lit by the light from distant lampposts on the village sidewalks. Daoud pointed to the spot and said firmly,
Daoud:
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