End of the Line, chapter 14

Action and Adventure in Alaska

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I swung my axe as he fired, catching the barrel of his rifle with the pick-head. He dropped it and lunged at me, something I wasn’t ready for. We fell to the ground, and he gripped the shaft of my axe and pressed it into my chest.

“You’re the one playing god,” he shouted, spittle flaying about his lips and spattering upon my cheeks. “The…