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    John looked at Jeff, grunted with a smile, and said, “I guess that leaves us for gas detail.”
    “That it does,” replied Jeff.
    The refueling took longer than John would have thought, but most of the time was consumed in drawing fuel from the diesel laden tanker. Neither man knew how to open the top hatches, but after a little trial and error, they finally figured it out. Then it was only a matter of starting a sufficient siphon with the garden hose provided by Dillon.
    John watched as one of the men started drawing on the hose with his lips and stopped him. “The last thing you want to do is fill your lungs with diesel fumes. Here, let me show you a better way . . . it’s called a gravity siphon. Watch this.” John climbed atop the tanker and lowered the garden hose all the way down into the tanker. Careful to let the fuel push all the air from the hose. Then John crimped the end and handed it to the man on the ground.
    “Careful now! When you release the crimp in the hose the fuel will begin to flow,” added John.
    The man cocked his head, and following John’s instructions he released the crimp in the hose over an open fuel can. The fuel began to flow from the hose and fill the empty can. The man looked up at John and said, “That’s much easier . . . and cleaner. Thanks.”
    “I think so, too. And you’re welcome,” said John. “But it only works if you can use gravity. It doesn’t work so well with pulling fuel up from underground storage tanks.”
    When the empty fuel cans were filled with diesel, John turned to Jeff and inquired about unleaded gas. Jeff informed him that he checked the tanks twice, and there was no unleaded fuel tankers. John nodded to Adam and the others, and they left to carry the fuel cans to Pete’s truck. While they were gone, John and Jeff talked security, and the future of the train.
    Though John thought it was a great idea to build a guard house, he encouraged Jeff to consider emptying the train of everything important as soon as possible. John could tell Jeff didn’t understand his concerns, so he laid it out to him as best he could. “It’s only a matter of time before some organized group, be it the government, or some other gang of thieves, finds this train and takes it for themselves,” said John. “And that would be sad for you and everyone who needs it. Move the staples first, as quickly as you can. Then concentrate on the other stuff . . . the nice to have stuff. I promise, you won’t regret it if you do,” finished John.
    “Dillon said the same, but I thought he was being paranoid,” replied Jeff, as he turned toward the sound of the approaching ATV.
    John was glad Dillon felt a sense of urgency about the treasure as well, and hoped they could come up with a plan to haul the food someplace safe, especially the grain from the hoppers. John saw Pete and waved casually while asking, “Are you about ready to head out?”
    “I am,” said Pete, as he jumped out and shook hands with the men in the ATV. He slung his AR across his back and walked over to John. The ATV spun off and Jeff watched it go.
    Pete turned to Jeff and said, “They’re heading up to the ranch to report to Dillon, said they’d be back in half an hour.”
    “You guys see anything?” asked Jeff.
    “Nothing significant, but this is a really long train. I don’t think it will be a secret much longer. You should think about pulling what you can from it as soon as possible,” added Pete.
    “John just said the same, so I guess that’s what we’ll do. So, you guys taking off now?”
    John nodded and said, “Yes. I think it’s time.”
    “Where you heading?” asked Jeff.
    John paused just long enough for Jeff to notice his reservation. Before John could comment he answered his own question by saying, “Look, I understand . . . security and all.”
    “No, it’s not that,” replied John. “But I do think it’s wise not to say too much. Anyway, we’re heading north, toward