The Gravitational Leap
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Darrell Lee. The Gravitational Leap
The Gravitational Leap
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Epilogue
About the Author
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Darrell Lee
You are the beautiful bedrock anchoring all I aspire to be.
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Timo peeked over his rock at the dark hillside in front of him. He took out the binoculars and scanned the ridge top again. The optics gathered the little light available and showed him details he couldn’t see otherwise. He waited and listened. Only the wind moved. His heart rate slowed, but not as much as he’d wanted. Timo hand-signaled Alyd to hold her position. He moved from behind the outcrop, rifle at the ready. The corpse was lying facedown. Timo felt his heart rate quicken again as he stopped beside it.
The scout wore typical Denock garb: sand-colored uniform pants, hooded parka, and gloves. The snow around him was soaked with dark, sticky blood. Timo patted down his back and then around his waist and found nothing. To the right, the camouflage canvas he was using for cover flapped in the wind, held in place from blowing away by a backpack. He moved to the backpack and felt the contents through the outside. Nothing seemed suspicious. After he untied the flap, inside he found a set of civilian clothes with a head wrap and gloves, a revolver, a large knife in a sheath, food rations, a canteen filled with water, and a walkie-talkie.
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