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[sourland]

escape routes were

 

[theoldchick]

carefully examined for

 

[NickyKnack]

booby-traps and such

 

[sourland]

like trip wires

 

[theoldchick]

that would ruin

 

[sourland]

an otherwise perfect

 

[NickyKnack]

day of espionage

 

[sourland]

when flares and

 

[lpatelski]

hand grenades fly

 

[NickyKnack]

all willy nilly