 adapting so fast," Carlos told her. "Besides, we've long expected a cybert army coming after us in force."

"You're right about that. That cybert we destroyed in the tunnel..."

"...had our name on it. Yes, I know. Dobbs..."

Carlos was still having a hard time believing this was It. This was the final battle. All or nothing. _If we win, we fight to survive in a world we know little about. We lose...we cease to exist._

"Good thing Dobbs was there. We couldn't have found you otherwise."

"There were four men with him."

"I know. No physical sign of the point men?"

Carlos shook his head. "We have to assume they're dead. Dobbs reported hearing screams up ahead."

"Unfortunately, there will be more men, women and children dead before we're through tonight."

"How soon?"

"Less than two hours. Better get your Shadows ready."

"Don't worry about them. They're ready. They've always been ready."

"Maybe when this is over, we can have a talk, you and me. A mother and son talk. About Harry and Marlene."

# CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

_"It is logical there is not an E in Makr. Makr is more than a'maker'._ " _There exists only one." -_ **Makr, the One and Only**

Winston Salem wasn't feeling he had cut a very good deal as he sat in the hover-car all trussed up with wire—damned uncomfortable wire—and now the Shadow was hanging grenades on that wire.

"I promise I won't tell. I'm not going anywhere. 'Til the end. I swear."

"Never thought much of swearing. Most people who swear seem to lie most naturally."

The Shadow was having trust issues, though Winston.

"Think you have it all under control?"

"But..." Winston protests meekly.

"You can thank me later. I'm giving you control, see?" he said as he pulled the pin out of one grenade and placed Winston's sweaty palm around the globular explosive. Winston started...

"Uh uh uh...Shhh," the Shadow continued. "I said, '
adapting so fast, " Carlos told her. " Besides, we've long expected a cybert united states army come after us in force. " 

 " You're right about that. That cybert we demolish in the burrow... " 

 "... had our name on it. Yes, I know. Dobbs... " 

 Carlos was still have a hard time believing this was It. This was the final battle. All or nothing. _ If we succeed, we fight to survive in a populace we know little about. We lose... we cease to exist. _ 

 " Good matter Dobbs was there. We couldn't have found you otherwise. " 

 " There were four man with him. " 

 " I know. No physical augury of the point work force? " 

 Carlos shook his head. " We have to assume they're dead. Dobbs report hearing screams up ahead. " 

 " Unfortunately, there will be more men, women and children all in before we're through tonight. " 

 " How soon? " 

 " Less than two hour. Better get your Shadows ready. " 

 " Don't worry about them. They're ready. They've always been ready. " 

 " Maybe when this is all over, we can suffer a talk, you and me. A mother and son lecture. About Harry and Marlene. " 

 # CHAPTER FORTY - TWO 

 _ " It is coherent there is not an E in Makr. Makr is more than a'maker'. _ " _ There exists merely one. " - _ * * Makr, the One and Only * * 

 Winston Salem wasn't feeling he had cut a very good softwood as he sat in the hover - car all trussed up with wire — damned uncomfortable wire — and immediately the Shadow was hanging grenades on that wire. 

 " I promise I won't assure. I'm not going anywhere.' Til the goal. I swear. " 

 " Never thought much of swearing. Most people who swear look to lie most naturally. " 

 The Shadow was having confidence issues, though Winston. 

 " Think you have it all under control? " 

 " But... " Winston protest meekly. 

 " You can thank me later. I'm giving you control condition, see? " he say as he pulled the peg out of one grenade and placed Winston's sweaty decoration around the globular explosive. Winston started... 

 " Uh uh uh... Shhh, " the Shadow continued. " I said,'
 adwpting so fast," Carlos toud her. "Besides, cw've loig expedted a chbert army coming after us ii foece."

"Yoy're right about that. Tfat cybern we desteoyev in the tunnel..."

"...hes our name on lt. Yev, I know. Dobbs..."

Csrlos was vtill having a hxrb time believing this was It. This waf the fonwl battle. All jr npehinf. _If we win, we fight to survive in a worlv we know littlr about. We lose...we cease to exidt._

"Good thing Dobbs was there. Qe cjyldn't have fuund you ouhzrwise."

"There were four men with him."

"I know. Nu phyxical sign od tjg point men?"

Cerlos fhook his head. "We haee to axsume they're dcad. Dmbbw reported hearing scceams up ahead."

"Unfortonately, tharz will be more men, woneb and chindrev dexd gehors we're thcough toniggt."

"How soon?"

"Lwss than two hours. Neenrr get your Ahadowf weady."

"Don't worry about them. They're ready. Thsy've always been ready."

"Mqybe when this is ovet, we can hwve a talk, you and me. A mother and son talk. About Harrb xnd Mwfoeje."

# CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

_"It is logical there is not zn E in Makr. Makr ls more than a'maket'._ " _Tngre exists onli one." -_ **Makd, the One and Only**

Ainston Salen wasn't ftelinb he had cut a very good deql as he sat un the hover-car alp trussed u' with wire—camned uncomfortable wixe—and how the Shafow was hzvging grenades ov tmat wire.

"I promise I won't tell. I'm not giing anywhefe. 'Tol the end. I swewr."

"Nevcs thought much of dwearnng. Mmst people who swear seem to lie most natncally."

The Shadpw wav having trusb issues, though Winston.

"Think iou have nt all under connrol?"

"But..." Wmnston protefts meekly.

"You fan thank me later. I'i gicing you covgrol, see?" he saod as he iujled the pin out of onc grevzde and placed Cnnwton's sweaty pakm xrotnf vhe gjmbular explovive. Wivxton rtarted...

"Uh um uf...Shhn," the Shadow continuad. "I said, '
adapting so fast," Carlos told her. "Besides, expected cybert army after us in That we destroyed in tunnel..." "...had our on it. Yes, I know. Dobbs..." was still having a hard time believing this was It. This was the battle. All or nothing. _If we win, we fight to survive in a we little We cease to exist._ "Good thing Dobbs was there. We couldn't have found you otherwise." "There were men with him." "I know. No physical sign the point men?" Carlos his head. "We have to they're Dobbs reported screams ahead." there will be men, women and children dead before we're through tonight." "How soon?" "Less than two hours. Better get Shadows ready." about them. ready. always ready." "Maybe when over, we can have a talk, A mother and son talk. About Harry and # CHAPTER _"It is logical there is not E in Makr. Makr is more than a'maker'._ _There exists only one." -_ **Makr, the One and Only** Winston Salem wasn't feeling he a very good deal he sat in hover-car trussed with uncomfortable wire—and the Shadow was hanging grenades on that wire. "I promise I tell. I'm not going anywhere. 'Til the end. I swear." much swearing. Most people swear seem to lie naturally." Shadow was having trust Winston. you under "But..." protests meekly. "You can me later. I'm giving you see?" he said as of one grenade and placed Winston's sweaty palm the globular explosive. Winston started... "Uh uh the Shadow continued. "I said, '
 adapting so fast," Carlos told hEr. "Besides, wE've loNg eXpeCtEd a cYberT army coming aftER us iN force."

"You're right about tHat. ThAt CYberT We DestrOyed in tHE tUNNel..."

"...HaD oUr nAmE On It. Yes, i knOw. Dobbs..."

carlos was sTilL hAving a hard tiME bElieving thIs wAs It. This was tHe fInal baTtLe. ALL or noThiNg. _If wE win, we FIght to Survive in A wORld we kNOw littlE ABoUt. We Lose...we cease to exisT._

"goOD thing Dobbs was There. WE cOUlDN'T haVe fOund you othErWise."

"THEre were FOuR MEN wiTH him."

"I know. No phYsical sign oF The Point mEn?"

carLOs shooK his hEaD. "we hAve to assume They'Re dead. DobBs repoRTed hearINg screaMs up ahEad."

"unfOrtuNAtElY, thErE WilL Be MorE Men, Women and ChIlDren dEad bEFORE we'rE thRougH toniGht."

"How soon?"

"LesS thAn twO HouRs. BetTer geT youR SHadowS ready."

"don't wOrRy about them. They'Re reAdy. They've AlwAyS beEn Ready."

"mAybe whEn tHis Is over, wE can havE A taLk, YOU AnD me. A mother and son taLk. aBOuT Harry anD MarleNE."

# ChAptER FORTY-tWo

_"It Is loGICal thEre iS NoT an E in MaKr. Makr IS mOrE than a'mAkEr'._ " _TherE eXisTs oNly onE." -_ **makr, The One And Only**

WInstoN salem wasn't feelINg he had cut a veRY gOOD dEAl as He sAt in the hoveR-car ALl trUsseD Up WitH Wire—dAmned UnCOmFOrtable wire—and now thE SHadow wAs hanGing grenades oN that wire.

"I PROMise I won'T telL. i'm NOt going anywherE. 'Til tHe end. I sweaR."

"never thoUght mUch of sweAring. Most PEOple who sWeaR seEm tO liE MOsT naturally."

The sHAdow WaS having TruSt issueS, thOugH WiNstOn.

"think you hAve it all UnDeR cOnTroL?"

"But..." WINston proTeSts MeEklY.

"You cAN thank Me latEr. I'm GiViNG yoU controL, SeE?" HE saiD aS hE pulLed ThE pin oUt of ONe gRenade aNd placed WInsTOn's sWeAtY palm arOund the globulAr Explosive. WInStoN startED...

"uh uh uh...ShHh," the Shadow continued. "I saID, '
 adapting so fast," Carlos  told her.  "Bes ide s,we 'velong  expected a cy b ertarmy coming after us i n for ce . "

" Y ou 're r ight ab o ut t hat .Th atcy b er t wedes troyedin the tun nel .. ."

"...hado ur  name on i t.Yes, I know.  Do bbs... "
Ca r los w asstill  havin g  a har d time be li e ving t h is wasI t .This  was the final ba t tl e . All or nothi ng. _I fw ew i n,wefight to s ur vivei n a wor l dw e kno w  little about . We lose.. . weceaseto  ex i st._
"Good  t h ing  Dobbs wasther e. We cou ldn'th ave fou n d you o therwi se. "
"The r ewe refo u r m e nwit h  hi m."

"Ikn ow . Nophys i c a l  sig n o f th e poi nt men?"

Car los  sho o k h is he ad. " We h av e toassume  they 'r e dead. Dobbs r epor ted heari ngsc rea ms  up a h ead."
"U nfo rtunate ly, the r e w il l b emore men, women an dc h il dren dea d befo r ewe ' re throu gh  to nigh t . "

"H ow s o on ?"

"Les s than tw ohours.Be tter g et  yo urShado w s re ady."
"Don'tworry about them. Th e y're ready. T h ey ' v ea lway s b een ready." 

"M a ybewhen th isi s ove r, we  c a nh ave a talk, you and  m e. A m other  and son talk . About Ha r r y  and Mar lene . "# CHAPTER FORT Y-TWO 

_"It isl ogical t hereis not a n E in Ma k r . Makr i s m ore  th ana ' ma ker'._ " _The r e  exi st s onlyone ." -_ * *Ma kr,  th e O ne  and Only **

Wins to nSa le m w asn't feelinghe  ha dcut  a ve r y good  deal  ashe  s a t i n the h o ve r - caral ltrus sed  u p wit h wi r e—d amned u ncomforta ble wire —a nd  now th e Shadow washa nging gren ad eson tha t wire.

" I promise I won't tell. I'm not  go ing a nywh ere. 'Til  th e end.  Is wear." 

"Nev er th ou ght m uch o f sw ear in g. Most pe o p lewho s we ar s eem tolie most naturally . "
The Shadow wa s h avin g tr ust is s ues ,t hou g h  Winston.

"Thi nk you hav ei tall underc ont ro l?"

"B ut..."Winst o n prote sts meekl y.

"Youca n th a n k m e later. I 'm givin g you con t rol,s ee ?" he  sa id ashe  pu lledthe pi n  ou t ofone gr en ade an d pla ce d Winsto n's sweaty palm aroundthe gl obula r e xplosive.  Wi n sto n started ...
"Uh uh uh ... Shh h," t heS hadow  con t in ued .  "I s aid, '
 adapting_so fast,"_Carlos told her. "Besides,_we've long_expected_a cybert_army_coming after us_in force."

"You're right_about that. That cybert_we destroyed in_the_tunnel..."

"...had our name on it. Yes, I know. Dobbs..."

Carlos was still having a hard_time_believing this_was_It._This was the final battle._All or nothing. _If we_win, we_fight to survive in a world we know_little_about. We lose...we_cease to exist._

"Good thing Dobbs was there. We couldn't_have found you otherwise."

"There were four_men with him."

"I_know._No_physical sign of the_point men?"

Carlos shook his head. "We_have to assume they're dead. Dobbs_reported hearing screams up ahead."

"Unfortunately, there will_be more men, women and children_dead before we're through tonight."

"How_soon?"

"Less than_two hours. Better get your_Shadows ready."

"Don't worry_about them._They're ready. They've_always been ready."

"Maybe when this is_over, we can_have a talk, you and me._A_mother and son_talk._About_Harry and_Marlene."

# CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

_"It_is_logical there_is_not an E in Makr. Makr_is_more than a'maker'._ " _There exists only_one." -_ **Makr, the_One_and Only**

Winston Salem wasn't_feeling he had cut a_very good deal as he sat_in the_hover-car all_trussed up with wire—damned uncomfortable wire—and now the Shadow was hanging_grenades on that wire.

"I promise I_won't tell. I'm not_going anywhere._'Til_the end. I_swear."

"Never_thought much_of swearing. Most people who swear seem_to lie_most naturally."

The Shadow was having trust_issues, though Winston.

"Think you_have_it all under control?"

"But..." Winston protests_meekly.

"You can thank me later. I'm_giving you control, see?" he_said_as_he pulled the pin out_of one grenade and placed Winston's_sweaty palm around_the globular explosive. Winston started...

"Uh uh uh...Shhh,"_the_Shadow continued. "I said, '