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He watched for a full five minutes, then signaled his men.From under the rafts, the men produced small squeeze bottles full of kerosene. They sprayed the underside of the bamboo planks. Once each bottle emptied, the men gave Jacques a thumbsup signal.As his men worked, Jacques continued to watch the woods. cheap calvin klein store So far, there was no sign that anyone had noticed their handiwork. He waited a full minute more, then gave the final signal, a slashing motion across his neck.Each man lifted a hand above the water and ignited a butane lighter. They lifted the tiny flames to the kerosenesoaked bamboo. Flames immediately leaped and spread over the rafts.
Without waiting, the two men grabbed up their sleds and sped toward Jacques. He turned and thumbed his own motor to high and led his men off in a swooping curve out into the swamp, then back around, aiming for a spot on the shore a halfkilometer from the enemy's camp.Jacques watched behind him. Men appeared out of the wood, outlined by the burning rafts, weapons pointing. Even underwater, he heard muffled shouts and sounds of alarm. calvin klein women underwear It had all gone perfectly. The doctor knew the other camp, after the locust attack, would be spooked by fires in the night. They would not likely remain near such a burning pyre.Still, they were to take no unnecessary chances. Jacques led his men back toward the shallows, and the group slowly rose from the lake, spitting out regulator mouthpieces and kicking off fins. calvin klein men underwear
The second part of his mission was to ensure the others did indeed flee.Slogging out of the water, he breathed a sigh of relief, glad to leave the dark swamp behind. He fingered the unmangled half of his nose, as if making sure it was still there.Jacques slipped out a pair of nightvision binoculars. He fitted them in place and stared back toward the camp.