sz-z-z-zz

Updated: June 14, 2025

"Sz-z-z-zz!" the leaden missile sang through the air. It flattened against a rock in front of which the young chief engineer was standing. "You are answered, mi caballero!" cried Nicolas, throwing himself flat on the earth. "Drop to the earth, senor, before the second shot is fired!" Tom did not follow the advice to flatten himself on the ground.

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