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o u ld h ave m is se d t h is o n e d urin g p rev io u s in sp ectio n s. S he s tu m ble s a ro u nd f o r a w hile , d is o rie n te d , t h en c h arg es f o rw ard , o n ly t o t r ip
a n d f a ll t o h er k nees. I g la n ce b ack t o w ard t h e s o ld ie rs. T hey s e e h er n ow . T he s o ld ie r w it h t h e d ra w n w ea p on a p pro ach es, w hile t h e e le v en o th ers s ta y
w here t h ey a re a n d lo ok o n . O ne p la gu e v ic tim is n ’t m uch o f a t h rea t. T he s o ld ie r lif ts h is g u n a n d a im s. A v olle y o f s p ark s e n gu lf s t h e in fe cte d w om an .
She c o lla p se s, t h en g oes s till. T he s o ld ie r r ejo in s h is c o m ra d es.
I w is h w e c o u ld g et o u r h an ds o n o n e o f t h e s o ld ie rs’ g u ns. A p retty w ea p on lik e t h at d oesn ’t c o st m uch o n t h e m ark et— 480 N ote s, le ss t h an a s to ve.
L ik e a ll g u ns, it h as p recis io n , g u id ed b y m agn ets a n d e le ctr ic c u rren ts , a n d c a n a ccu ra te ly s h oot a ta rg et th ree b lo ck s a w ay. I t’s te ch s to le n fr o m th e
C olo n ie s, D ad o n ce s a id , a lt h ou gh o f c o u rse t h e R ep ublic w ou ld n ev er t e ll y ou t h at. T ess a n d I c o u ld b uy f iv e o f t h em if w e w an te d . . . . O ver t h e y ea rs
w e’v e le a rn ed t o s to ck pile t h e e x tr a m on ey w e s te a l a n d s ta sh it a w ay f o r e m erg en cie s. B ut t h e r ea l p ro b le m w it h h avin g a g u n is n ’t t h e e x p en se . I t’s t h at
it ’s s o e a sy t o t r a ce b ack t o y ou . E ach g u n h as a s e n so r o n it t h at r ep orts it s u se r’s h an d s h ap e, t h um bprin ts , a n d lo ca tio n . I f t h at d id n’t g iv e m e a w ay,
n oth in g w ou ld . S