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The Scout and the Sentry at Tiberius 3

The Scout and the Sentry at Tiberius 3 Copyright 2015 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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As I rounded the bend the sentry spotted me at the same time that I spotted it, and we froze.

With our eyes locked, I couldn't help but wonder, which of us was the watcher and which of us was the watched?

But the only question that truly mattered was primal and not philosophical: which of us would strike first?

Copyright 2015 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

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