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LCARS
Library Computer Access and Retrieval System
The Expert
Shawn Thornburg
A shadow-covered man runs through an alley in Bermuda. Five pursuers are close on his tail holding handguns. The man darts into a doorway and flies up a stair case. The pursuers are still close behind. The man starts toward a left-going hallway, but heads right instead. His pursuers turn right at the top, but the man's disappeared. They spread out and check the five rooms and closets. The tallest member checks a bathroom and approaches a bamboo shower curtain. He pulls it back and soundlessly, the man being chased slits his voice box with a shaving razor. The pursuee cushions the tall man's body and takes his gun. He loads the body into the tub.
The other four group and head towards the bathroom. One pulls back the curtain on the tub and they all gasp at the sight of their comrade. Another one checks the window and sees the man running away. They dash out and down the stairs to pick up hot pursuit. The man jumps on a motor scooter and speeds away. The chasers stop and look around. They head towards a running car and leave to catch the escapee. One man leans out and shoots the tire of the scooter. It topples and the rider rolls out of the way just as the men run over the scooter and stop. They chase the man down yet another alley. He jumps and grabs a support bar holding up a metal balcony. He swings up and climbs to the balcony. The men start to climb up after him, but are knocked off by a mountain boot jamming their hands. They fall and one is knocked out. The other three head up a stair case just as the mysterious man flies across the top of the steps into another room. He runs onto a flower balcony and jumps across the alley to a window. He loses his grip and falls to the pavement. His pursuers chase him back down the alley, down the street, and lose him around another corner. They didn't learn their lesson earlier and split up again. One of them sees the man behind a large wicker basket and tries to pull his gun, but is shot in the head twice. The other two run out and see the man holding two guns now. The chasers are shot in the head and die. The chased man turns around and sees the local authorities. A chopper flies right over the building next to the chased man and drops a long ladder. The man climbs onto the ladder and flies off just as the authorities reach his position.
  
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