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‘You had better take this with you,’ says Pop Ewell, reaching into a satchel that he carries over his shoulder. He removes a hand-held transceiver and offers it to you. ‘It’s tuned to 153 megahertz. I’ll be listenin’ out for you the whole time you’re away.’
You take the CB Radio (mark this on your Action Chart as a Backpack Item—you must discard another item in its favour if you already carry the maximum quota of items), check the setting, and make sure there is sufficient power left in its miniaturized solar-pac before you walk to your roadster.
‘Good luck, Cal,’ says Uncle Jonas, as you switch on your ignition and check your instrumentation. ‘Don’t take no unnecessary risks, y’hear!’
With a wave, you bid him farewell, before accelerating the roadster along the highway that leads to Mineral Wells.
