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Ben and Anna found a large, dome-like chamber just a short ways up the tunnel. It was big enough to hold maybe a hundred people, but there was only one entrance, which meant they could force their enemies into a bottleneck. That was really their only chance of survival.
As she took a moment to catch her breath, Anna was surprised to feel nothing more than irritation. Of course Slade would find some way to meddle; the man always found a way to meddle. Things always went wrong whenever he got involved. But she was quite surprised by her lack of fear. Perhaps she had done this one too many times.
Anna stood with her shoulder pressed to the wall next to the entrance, clutching her pistol in both hands. “They're getting close,” she said, looking up at Ben. “Now would be a good time to pul
