Death Deal

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There were two of them and they came in hard and fast. They knew where the bed was and flanked it as Wyatt rolled onto his shoulder and grabbed at the backpack on the dusty carpet. He had his hand on the. 38 in the side pocket and was swinging it up, finger tightening, when the cosh smacked across the back of his wrist. It was lead bound in cowhide and his arm went slack and useless. Then he felt it across his skull and he forgot about his hand and who the men were and how theyd known where to find him and everything else about it.

He came to on the floor, dust in his nose. A weak light was spilling into the room from the fluorescent strip above the grimy corner sink. He kept his eyes hooded. Apart from a minute flexing to test his bruised hand, he didnt move. The men had his pack on the chipped chest of drawers and something about it amused and irritated them.

Jesus Christ, a radio scanner, one man said, unloading the pack item by item. Portable phone, revolver, couple of changes of clothing. Just your typical hitchhiker, right?

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