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“any they''re bound to be in here.” They spent several minutes rummaging through the squeaky old filing cabinets. The office light was off, but OC-1''s enhancements amplified the light coming in the window. He had no idea how Rook could see his hand in front of his face, but they had soon compiled a stack of papers.
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“is safer to keep them out here in the middle of nowhere than in their headquarters in Utopia.” Rook took off his coat, wrapped the stack in it, and tucked it under his arm, “Grab that map.” He waved at a map on the wall on which was marked what was presumably the route taken from the office they were in to the frontline staging areas where Red Wolves were waiting to launch the uprising.
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“Me? But I''m a mechanic, not a fighter!”
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“we did a bit of spelunking.” Replied Rook with a sideways glance at OC-1, “Found them in a facility in some long-abandoned tunnels near here.”
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“both Line Wars.” Rook muttered;
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