Seeds Chapter 17 Page 38

vocal students from the crowd that was assembled in the main square are there also. Representatives brought in as the Colonel looks to calm their nerves and involve them in the evacuation.

Sergeant Davis: Pearce Street station is locked down. We’ve got the road’s here and here blocked off so nothing comes in from behind and surprises us.

We’ve taken out the bridge over the canal here to prevent any direct charge on us from the east also.

He adds red markings across streets on the map to show everyone what he is talking about and then draws a large circle with the blue pen further back from the river from their position.

Sergeant Davis: We know there is a large group of