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right. If we're overrun, we're in deep trouble.'
'John!' Lynn gasped.
'So we have to make sure that doesn't happen.'
'Good plan,' said the humorist.
'I do have a plan,' John said. 'First we arm ourselves and take our positions. Like I told you, my group mans the doors. Then we let 'em in.'
'What?'
'He's flipped.'
'That's the craziest damn thing I ever heard.'
'We let 'em in one at a time.'
'Oh, right. Sure.'
'One at a time, two if we can't help it. Yank 'em in, slam the door on the rest, take care of the ones we've got. Put 'em out of commission one at a time, thin out their force.'
Lynn squeezed his arm. Cassy frowned at him, nodding, her lips a tight line. Steve shook his head. 'That is crazy,' he said. 'Let's do it.'
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'What's the deal with Lisa?' Cyndi asked when Buddy and Doug came back into the room.
'She's just fine,' Buddy said. 'Wants me to take her out tomorrow night. That's if things are back to normal with the rain.'

 
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