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The rest of the video played out exactly as the two men remembered it. They could see everyone, including themselves, huddled on the stern of the ship where Krogstad had ordered them. If he couldn’t outrun the torpedo, his only other option would be to save as many as he could. On the stern, survivors had the best chance of deploying the lifeboats. The rest of the ship was sacrificed to take as much of the blow as possible. When it was over, Borger stopped the video and leaned back. “That’s only the second time I’ve seen it.
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Michael C. Grumley (Catalyst (Breakthrough, #3))