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The car that drove up to the breach in Jim's metal road paused only long enough for the driver to throw in the front-drive gears. Then it proceeded across the rough spot. It drove up to the front door and uniformed men got out, looked around, and then entered boldly, ignoring the weak protests of the guards at the portal.
The leader identified himself to Jim Greene.