“Have you heard the phrase ‘playing chicken’?” Buck asked. “No,” Tsion said, “but it is becoming clear to me. Are you going to challenge them?” “Don’t you agree they have more to lose than we do?” “I do. I am hanging on. Do what you have to do!” Buck pressed the accelerator to the floor. The heat gauge was pressed to the maximum and quivering. Steam billowed from the engine.
