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out this building. It looks the same as all the others. And this is the only building that’s being raided, and it’s always small bits of kit! Weird!”
CandiCrush comments, “it can’t be an outsider either! They know even less about the Garrison than the locals. And anybody who spends time doing a recce would have been detected by the dogs.”
KristalClear tunes in on the wavelength again.
« Tolstoy, what have you seen? »
« Extra work with no extra rewards! »
« No, I mean unusual activity. You, or Milton, or Dickens. Have none of you seen anything strange? »
« We’ve seen extra work all round and less play! I’ll ask them though, you can ask them yourself when you get the chance. »
« You mean no humans with odd behaviour? »
« They march up and down a lot on the parade square! And then they end up back where they started! That’s not odd, that’s stupid! »
« And what other animals do you see? »
« Horses, goats and chickens of course. They live here! Some birds come and go. Some rabbits can get through the fences, and sometimes foxes too. Although, I don’t see foxes very often. »
« Foxes? When was the last time you saw a fox? »
« This morning. Happens every day now. Never used to! »
« Just a second … »
“Tolstoy says he’s seen more fox activity lately. Could it be them?”
Everybody looks at KristalClear, then at Tolstoy, and then at KristalClear again. CandiCrush begins to smile, and as she thinks more about it, her smile grows bigger. Constable Walker doesn’t know what to think, although TedTalker is already doubting the theory.
He strikes it down with, “how would they get into the lab? And what would they want bone for anyway? There’s plenty
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