"Now-what's our game plan? Coach Hedge belched. He'd already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He would've eaten the silverware, except Piper had slapped his hand. "Climb the mountain, Hedge said. "Kill everything except Piper's dad. Leave. "Thank you General Eisenhower, Jason grumbles."

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"Now-what's our game plan? Coach Hedge belched. He'd already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He would've eaten the silverware, except Piper had slapped his hand. "Climb the mountain, Hedge said. "Kill everything except Piper's dad. Leave. "Thank you General Eisenhower, Jason grumbles."

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