Cannonfire

Dylan rubbed his hands together with glee. This was it! He and his trusty friends, the worst, most feared team of robbers in the whole country, had been waiting all year to get back on these people. And now they were going to blow up the whole farmhouse! His second in command, an ugly bandit named Thomas, spoke in a hoarse grunt. "Do it!" he said. Dylan nodded and steadied the cannon. Another member, Emmanuel, was about to light the fuse when the outhouse door flew open. "Hands up!" said the woman. "You've got some explaining to do."

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