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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Krizzel" data-source="post: 609971" data-attributes="member: 9062">September 2nd, 20150557 hours, Washington timePacific OceanThe stars were exceptionally bright out here, amid the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean without humanity’s light to drown them out.  Even with no moonlight the night felt bright – but even the luminous swath of the galaxy’s cross-section had trouble revealing the clutch of plummeting soldiers from the inky sky.The air itself clawed at them, futilely trying to hold them up, but it held no power over gravity.  Silently they fell through the empty black, each holding onto a crate as big as himself and standing by to pull its ripcord before he pulled his own.  Farther and farther they went, deep down until they were beneath the view of any radar.It was a fall that taxed even the skills of these elite men, but they didn’t show it, and suddenly black parachutes blossomed in the sky as one, blooms of death laid on a marked man’s pillow.  They braked their payloads just in time, and crates and soldiers alike splashed into the gentle waves below.Working quickly, Wraith, Snake, Blaster, and Evac gathered up the floating crates into one barge-like block, tossing their discarded parachute gear on top, while Zeus and Crane inflated the rubber assault boat.  It was good, sturdy hardware – made for the SEALs – and it puffed up quickly and quietly from its compact package.The craft’s motor was reasonably silent too, and soon they were headed towards San Carmo, towing the barge of crates along behind…</blockquote>

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