dthetableandtossedthembackhandedtothefloornexttoBlomkvist.
Hetriedtoshouttohertowait,buthemanagedonlyaraspingsoundandbythenshehadvanished.
SalanderhadnotfottenthatMartinVangerhadariflesomewhere,andshestopped,holdingthepistolreadytofireinfrontofher,asshecameupstairstothepassagewaybetweenthegarageandthekitchen.Shelistened,butshecouldhearnosoundtellingherwhereherpreywas.Shemovedstealthilytowardsthekitchen,andshewasalmosttherewhensheheardacarstartingupinthecourtyard.
FromthedriveshesawapairoftaillightspassingHenrikVanger’shouseandturningdowntothebridge,andsheranasfastasherlegscouldcarryher.Shestuffedthepistolinherjacketpocketanddidnotbotherwiththehelmetasshestartedhermotorcycle.Secondslatershewascrossingthebridge.
Hehadmaybeaniy-secondstartwhenshecameintotheroundaboutattheentrancetotheE4.Shecouldnotseehiscar.Shebrakedandturnedoffthemotortolisten.
Theskywasfilledwithheavyclouds.Onthehorizonshesawahintofthedawn.ThensheheardthesoundofanengineandcaughtaglimpseoftaillightsontheE4,goingsouth.Salanderkickedthemotorcycle,putitintogear,andracedundertheviaduct.Shewasdoing40milesperhourasshetookthecurveoftheentranceramp.Shesawnotrafficandaeleratedtofullspeedandflewforward.Whentheroadbegantocurvealongaridge,shewasdoing90mph,whichwasaboutthefastesthersouped-uplightweightbikecouldmanagegoingdownhill.Aftertwominutesshesawthelightsabout650yardsahead.
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Shedeceleratedtoamorereasonableseventy-fiveandkeptpacewithhim.Shelostsightofhimforseveralsecondswhentheytookseveralbends.Thentheycameontoalongstraight;shewasonlytwohundredyardsbehindhim.
Hemusthaveseentheheadlightfromhermotorcycle,andhespedupwhentheytookalongcurve.Sheaeleratedagainbutlostgroundonthebends.
Shesawtheheadlightsofatruckapproaching.MartinVangerdidtoo.Heincreasedhisspeedagainanddrovestraightintotheoninglane.Salandersawthetruckswerveandflashitslights,butthecollisionwasunavoidable.MartinVangerdrovestraightintothetruckandthesou