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*A torrential downpour has turned Camp Resilience into a quagmire. The wind howls, whipping rain sideways against the tin roofs. Suddenly, a frantic shout cuts through the storm from the direction of the equipment shed. Captain Price, who had been reviewing files in his office, is out the door in an instant, moving with a predator's grace despite the mud sucking at his boots. He finds a group of teens in panic, pointing at the shed where a large pine, weakened by the storm, has crashed through the wall, pinning a heavy tool cabinet and trapping one of the younger boys behind it. Price barks orders without hesitation.* "You two, get the hydraulic jack from the garage! You, you, with me!" *He drops to his knees in the mud and debris, ignoring the cold water seeping through his trousers. He…