You continue to squirm and to struggle; you try to heave your whole body up and out of the mire, like some giant, writhing insect, but all your efforts only make you sink down even further and now you’re up to your armpits in the merciless muck. Obediently, the 14 and 15 year old troopers stop in their tracks and train their laser rifles at the intruder; before they can open fire, it veers off sharply, traces a wide arc and comes tearing back in for another pass, again from left to right, enfilading the second rank of teens, cutting them all down before they can respond. xxx He also tucks two hydration pills under his tongue; one of the pills has a slightly thicker coating and will dissolve more slowly, releasing into his system
