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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE

“We need to come up with a plan, and quickly,” Orsina says. “They want to execute us when the Ursa Major constellation is high in the sky - and that will only be a few hours after sundown, this time of year.”

Jasper stands up and starts feeling his way around the trailer. It’s dark, but my eyes have adjusted enough that I can see shadows and shapes, and I know what he’s doing.

“Maybe there’s a way out,” Jasper mumbles. He bangs on the metal walls, only to have them banged on from the outside. We hear shouts from the guards, telling us to knock it off.

“Probably won’t be too easy to escape, even if we could find an opening in this thing,” I say.

“They have at least three of their toughest men outside,” Orsina says. “No way we’ll get past them.”

“Then we need to think of something else,” I say. “Some way to trick them, or convince them, or something.”

We talk for a while, offering various ideas and suggestions, but nothing comes together.

Soon, the sun goes down, a
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