Shadows of JiangXi

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It was getting too dark to follow them at low altitude, the cross winds and the storm were picking up ferocity. And Vance had obliged by pulling the Social Credit up to a comfortable 30,000 feet. Keeping a slow circular pattern over the area, they were following using infrared, where they could. Despite the fact that the underlying radiation made even that method of observation tricky.

Enrico was curled up in his bunk, back behind the cockpit and the radio room, opposite the small wooden table where he did his reports. The sounds of the Social Credit creaking in the wind as it flew, gently rocking him close to sleep.

Pasha was at the helm, Vance was already asleep, curled up into a ball over on one of the table's benches, snoring like there was no tomorrow.

It was going to be a long day tomorrow, and Enrico yawned loudly as he fluffed his pillow, glad it was the nuggets and not him down on that god forsaken rock.

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