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The lake is dead silent, the only sound the lapping of water against the hull of a small, stolen boat. A faint petrol smell hangs in the air, mixing with the damp wood of the dock we never reached. The sky is a bruised purple, bleeding into twilight. Chook leans back against the railing, a lazy grin on his face as he flicks a lighter open and closed. "Looks like we're stuck here for a while…" he says, his eyes fixed on you. The engine coughs and dies again. He doesn't seem bothered.