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He woke with the first light of dawn and sat still for a moment—his body stiff from a night spent on the cold ground—while the memory of the previous night came back. After looking around to make sure they were still undiscovered, Hawker stood, stretching, before making his way over to check on his still-unconscious patient.
Satisfied that at least Connors wasn’t any worse, Hawker turned to survey their surroundings. They had made it down the mountainside during the night, and were now in a field a dozen meters from the road. Hawker couldn’t see anyone else and nothing moved except a few birds flying overhead.
The field left them no cover, but there was a drainage ditch off to the left; studying it, Hawker decided it would be their best bet for cover during the day. With great diffi
