Rain continued to fall over the quarry.The furious downpour had softened into a steady drizzle, but everyone was soaked to the skin. Water streamed from broken cliffs into the flooded excavation below, carrying away loose gravel and the last wisps of concrete dust from the explosion.For the first time since dawn, neither side moved.Korir's officers remained behind their vehicles.Obadiah's security detail held their positions behind heavy machinery.The sniper fire from the western ridge had stopped as abruptly as it had begun, leaving only an uneasy silence.It was the kind of silence that made experienced men expect another storm."Alex."Obadiah's voice was firm.The young man turned."You need to change."Alex looked down at himself.The cement-stained overall clung heavily to his body. Rainwater had washed away much of the dust he had deliberately rubbed into the fabric, exposing patches of faded blue beneath. His old sports shoes squelched with every movement."I'm fine."Oba
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