“Flashes and spots glared in their faces. There was even a ripple of applause. Kelly, ever the show-man, threw a handful of Ark key rings from her gloved hand. People jumped to catch them. Holle, dazzled by the flashes, was aware of a sullen watching crowd beyond the well-wishers. The bus moved off from the foot of the building at seven thirty precisely, a tank-like vehicle with caterpillar treads and minuscule windows. It joined a convoy that rolled briskly out of the compound’s security fe...nce, then along a short stretch of road lined with troops, shadowy in the uncertain morning light, heading for Gunnison. They slowed at a checkpoint at the Hinterland’s outer perimeter, a great circle of fences, ditches and watchtowers some eight kilometers in radius drawn around Gunnison. More spectators were waiting here, some applauding, mostly just staring. The security was heavy-handed, ferocious. Even once they were inside the Hinterland they bowled along a road lined with wire fencing and more armed troops.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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