The posse reacted like an enraged bull to the sound of the battle. Men who had been near the driveway reversed course and headed for the fight, joining a mad rush to the gully.

As the light from the explosions died, the rapid blink of muzzle flashes began from isolated spots on the lip of the gully and increased until a line of men fired into the depths of the gully.

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The small aliens returned fire, overwhelmed by the reaction of the posse. Soon the gully filled with the sound of buzzing bullets and the aliens fell.

The noise of the battle rose in a crescendo of violence and flashing lights that lit the woods in an imitation of a fourth of July celebration. Explosions punctuated the crackle of gunfire, the interval between explosions increasing until there was no defense from the aliens.

The men of the posse continued to fire from fear or adrenaline, destroying the small bodies where they lay.