Kidnapped into Slavery.
It was a dark moonless night.The sounds of the jungle filled the air,over the small tropical island.Roger's old,military surplus jeep bounced down the dirt road.The vehicle's headlights had been dimmed with red tape,making it hard for him to see much of the road ahead.It twisted and turned,following the lay of the land around the steep jungle covered hills,slowly working its way down to the bay.
The headlights of the car behind Roger's was similarly dimmed.He could barely make it out in his mirrors,some twenty yards behind him.He hoped the brakes on the other jeep,were still in good working order.Nothing was harder on a vehicle than the combination of jungle humidity,sand and salt water from the ocean,and spare parts were hard to come by out here.
Roger sighed in relief when he rounded another corner and the jungle broke.Out ahead of him was a small inlet of water into the island,where the water was deep enough for ocean-going craft to dock.The island extended around,on either side of the tiny bay,the jungle covered hills,screening the dock from ships further out at sea.
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There was a small wooden hut built near the shore.Beside it was a wooden pier,extending out onto the water.Both looked quite old,the wooden planks,bleached by the sun and worn smooth by wind and wave.A man was seated in the hut.He opened the door and stepped out.Roger could see the man had on a mottled camo uniform,same as he and the other driver were wearing.The uniforms were jungle-pattern
The headlights of the car behind Roger's was similarly dimmed.He could barely make it out in his mirrors,some twenty yards behind him.He hoped the brakes on the other jeep,were still in good working order.Nothing was harder on a vehicle than the combination of jungle humidity,sand and salt water from the ocean,and spare parts were hard to come by out here.
Roger sighed in relief when he rounded another corner and the jungle broke.Out ahead of him was a small inlet of water into the island,where the water was deep enough for ocean-going craft to dock.The island extended around,on either side of the tiny bay,the jungle covered hills,screening the dock from ships further out at sea.
,
There was a small wooden hut built near the shore.Beside it was a wooden pier,extending out onto the water.Both looked quite old,the wooden planks,bleached by the sun and worn smooth by wind and wave.A man was seated in the hut.He opened the door and stepped out.Roger could see the man had on a mottled camo uniform,same as he and the other driver were wearing.The uniforms were jungle-pattern
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