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Book 42: Slaughter Mountain Run [Freeway Warrior series]
page 344

344

Repeatedly you pump the gas pedal and, gradually, after a bout of coughing and popping, the engine clears and begins to pick up speed. Confident that the fault has rectified itself, you relax and accelerate away.

You have driven ten miles when, on the horizon, you see a girder bridge appear. It carries the highway across the North Concho River, and, although it appears to be intact and passable, you are worried by the sight of a lazy plume of wood smoke that is rising close to its approach ramp.

If you possess Binoculars or a Telescope, turn to 296.

If you do not possess either of these items, turn to 224.