Lost time? Cursing himself for becoming involved again in something he did not understand, Craig nevertheless followed as best he could. It was a tight squeeze and he found himself becoming breathless.
"Dive down!" shouted the boy, looking back with terror in his eyes.
Instinctively Craig did so. The rough walls tore at his suit.
"Stop!" shouted a voice from behind Craig. "Stop or we fire!"
Craig suddenly felt the sill of a window which opened into the building to his left. He quickly pulled himself into it. There was a sickening whine and a part of the window disintegrated in a cloud of splinters and plaster.
"Through here," said the boy from the semi-darkness. "They'll blast their way inside in a minute!"
Craig found himself in another empty building. He followed the boy through a doorway and felt his way as he half ran along the dark hall.
"Who are they?" he panted.
"Controllers."
"Civil Control?"