attempt at writing - Short Story "The War Continues" (Chapter 4.5).

(C) PLAYGEAR COMPANY / BD
Author: Alexander Bazhenov
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                chapter 4

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 By 16.00 in the large hall full of de
                 syat man young man
            rank. Among them, reigned

            revival, however, as

            in any society is well

            acquaintances. And so, as

            they were all about one
            age children, 27-30 years,

            is no reason to joke and
            scoff at them was

                 abound. Looking to
hand at this fun, colorful society,
it was hard to imagine that, in extreme
least 8 of them - masters of unarmed combat,
befell the arts of survival, many were experts in several areas 
of military affairs, and all without exception had a medal for 
combat service. Each of the These guys could have a few seconds 
to cope with two or three armed men. They killed, but killed in 
the name of the lives of hundreds others. They were doctors and 
truncates ulcers and sores. They were hated, but hated tens, 
and offered up a thousand. If nobody know and become aware of 
them all. They just did their job and doing it better than 
others ...  A few minutes later the door opened and

of them seemed to Colonel Reed. Glancing
gaze gathered, it is fairly chuckled
and a quick step toward the pulpit. Noise
and fuss once stopped when a
"Old man", so each call Reed
his students. Colonel all loved and
respected, and it was for nothing. Nobody better not
knew them. Within a few years of study, training and combat 
missions, Colonel studied them in detail and to every known

approach, knew who and what lives, helped not
only in the service, but also in everyday life.
To him you can always ask for advice and he never refused. He 
was part of their lives and another they did not know ...

 Rising to the department, Colonel greeted everyone and began 
to bring up to date. Ten minutes later he finished the outline 
the situation and asked everyone to come to department. Took 
out a folder map of Nantes and its environs, the colonel turned 
her on the table.

- Here's the place operation - pointing a finger "Reed said - 
the so-called katokomby. Inside are three tunnels, one of them 
goes to Bay. His block the police. Our task:

penetrate into the other two groups in the
five people and find this lab.
 The colonel turned to the card.
- According to information received, there is everything
equipped with the latest technology,
I mean protecting the tunnels and approaches to
laboratory, so that probably will not be easy. But - Reed 
smiled - in our work easy task does not happen. Now go

the warehouse and thus equip.
Take everything you need to rest. Tomorrow at 8.30 fee at the 
airport. The aircraft will transfer you to Nantes. This is, 
roughly, 2 hours summer. I have all the questions?



                chapter 5

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 The next day at 8.30 am, all participants
operations gathered on the tarmac
terminal base. Was last conducted review ammunition and the 
Colonel gave the signal for loading the aircraft. Fled band, a 
small military aircraft colors "Hacks" soared into the morning 
sky and slightly shaking his wings in farewell, he took a 
course on the city Nantes ...  Through the 1.50 plane gently 
landed on the concrete strip the city of Nantes. There was 
already waiting for bus and officials of the city. After 
talking with them, the colonel ordered to be loaded into the 
bus. Thirty minutes later the bus stopped at the Hotel. Looking 
on the clock, Reid said: "Now you will place by numbers and 
fed, then bring in order equipment. To all guys, you have

two hours. Then the bus and to place ... In
14.00 starting the operation. "
 At the appointed time to gostinnica rolled
All the same bus and a group of people dressed in kommuflyazh, 
threw down their packs with equipment in the baggage 
compartment, quickly took seats in the cabin. Machine will 
immediately set off and shows him curious glances not numerous 
personnel Hotels and lonely passers-by, quickly disappeared 
around the corner. Winding along the winding streets of the 
town, bus soon left for abroad and went on a dirt road to the 
sides of abandoned katokomb. Along the way he was joined by 
several police cars, waiting for him on a country road. As 
always in such situations, the car was silence, broken only by 
the monotonous hum of the engine. Everyone was thinking about 
something her, idly digging in the scraps of memories. Express 
emotion on their faces was not, since all knew exactly who and 
what should do. Dozens of joint operations to unite them into a 
coherent whole, and this, regular, did not differ from the 
others, so they thought ...  Before reaching the half-mile to 
katokomb, cars stopped in a small grove. Colonel Reed got off 
the bus and ordered the analyze and prepare the equipment, 
climbed a small hill from which could be monitored. Taking out 
binoculars, a colonel sent him to the side entrances to the 
underground labyrinth. Both tunnels were at least a kilometer 
distance from each other. Reid brought with optics belly of one 
of the tunnels and Colonel suddenly engulfed in the cold, as if

He has already stepped into ledyanyaschuyu darkness. Subtle 
instinct Reed clearly grasped the danger in the air, the source 
of which were these karst fissures. Some time He watched, 
sketching in his mind the scheme of movement of the detachment. 
Terrain until the caves were rough and wavy. Using folds

topography, access to inputs was not
not the slightest difficulty. But not thinking about it now, 
Reed, he thought of what awaits guys out there, inside the 
earth, but as This time no one knew, perhaps he

Allah ...
 Coming back, the colonel found the department has already 
prepared to throw. Garett gave final instructions. Adding to the

earlier to plan the final details,
Reed divided the squad into two groups of 5
people each. Commander of the second appointed sergeant 
Swansea, tall Swede. This guy featured complete absence of 
nerves multiplied by the enormous physical strength.

Add to all this good soobrazilovku and you get superior combat
car! The first group was headed by Garrett. In
the last time looking at his watch, Reed filed a
signal to march. Ten people without
the slightest noise moved towards the tunnel. Clearly acting on 
a long-established scheme covering the detachment will soon 
split into two groups, which are almost at the same time

reached inputs. A few seconds, their silhouettes stood out 
distinctly against the background of blackish voids, then the 
darkness swallowed them. "Well, God bless you! "- Reed sighed 
and broke away from binoculars, turned on the radio reception 
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             to be continued