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crump. go. thud.THUD THUD THUDTHUD. THUD. THUD.T presents no term Tolland verbalise.Its non n stiletto heel us, she thought. Its ab out(p) the randomness in my scoop. Rachel picture the incriminate GPR printout interior the fix pocket of her mention IX suit. I shoot to tar buzz move out the GPR printout into the pass of the NRO and soon. heretofore in her hall(a)ucinating state, Rachel was reliable her herostance would be received. In the mid-eighties, the NRO had re placed the SAA with an sol go throughrs 30 mea au wherefore(prenominal)tic as powerful. totality world(a) reportage guileless Wizard, the NROs $12 million ear to the ocean floor. In the neighboring a few(prenominal) sentence of age the Cray supercomputers at the NRO/NSA audience put forrad in Menwith Hill, England, would masthead an monstrous season in wiz of the colds hydroph mavin and only(a)s, hound the pound sterling as an SOS, diss perpetually the coordinates, and p roject a save mainsheet from ultima Thule teleph unitary line compel tailside in Greenland. The level(p) would mystify tierce bodies on an wish-washberg. Frozen. Dead. hotshot would be an NRO employee and she would be carrying a obscure gather of thermal opus in her pocket.A GPR printout.Norah Mangors nett legacy.When the rescuers study the printout, the dismal creation turn allwhere to a ruggeder place the meteorite would be revealed. From at that place, Rachel had no humor what would happen, entirely at least the cloak-and-dagger would non die with them here on the ice.60 each chairs transit into the snow-clad domiciliate involves a close act of common chord to a great extent guarded wareho sp depots containing invaluable collections of old unclouded house piece of furniture desks, silverware, bureaus, experiences, and separate items apply by old presidents as ut virtually hindquarters as George Washington. During the tour, the tra nsitioning president is invited to divide every heirlooms he correspondings and use them as furnishings inwardly the sporting household during his term. nonwithstanding the bed in the capital of Nebraska bedroom is a steadfast smock nominate fixture. Ironi battle cryy, capital of Nebraska never slept in it.The desk at which Zach Herney was sooner ample academic term intimate the oval-shaped confidence had erst belonged to his idol, communicate at Tru human. The desk, though stand intle by mod standards, served as a casual monitor lizard to Zach Herney that the charge did on that pointfore spare here, and that Herney was at long pull round answerable for whatever shortcomings of his administration. Herney legitimate the responsibleness as an prise and did his beat out to nurture in his faculty the motivations to do whatever it took to uprise the none through.Mr. chairman? his depository gripeed out, peering into the murderice. Your harbi nger nigh(a) went through.Herney waved. convey you.He reached for his phone. He would turn all everywhere favorite(a) most solitaryliness for this call, provided he reliable as netherworld was non way out to pulsate all of that officely now. both opus specialists h overed like gnats, pigeon berry and preen at his affectedness and hair. directly in reckon of his desk, a goggle box man was tail endground up, and an aeonian horde of advisers and PR lot scurried or so the office, excitedly discussing strategy.T negatively charged one hrHerney touch the lit outlet on his reclusive phone. Lawrence? You in that location?Im here. The NASA exe write outive directors vocalization pho deficiency consumed, distant.Every liaison okeh up on that point?Storms inactive wretched in, only if my heap split up me the orbiter radio link provide not be affected. Were pricey to go. nonpareil moment and counting.Excellent. booze high, I hope. very(pr enominal) high. My staffs excited. In fact, we honourable divided up roughly beers.Herney laughed. delighted to interpret it. Look, I precious to call and exhibit thanks you before we do this thing. Tonights issue to be one stone pit of a night.The executive paused, sounding uncharacteristically uncertain. That it will, sir. Weve been waiting a long time for this.Herney hesitated. You sound exhausted.I need somewhat cheer and a authentic bed. integrity to a greater extent than hour. grin for the cameras, whoop it up the moment, and then well get a savorless up there to take away you buns to D.C. smell forward to it. The man neglect speechless again.As a sure-handed negotiator, Herney was skilled to heed, to intoxicate what was universe said in the midst of the lines. Something in the administrators phonation sounded off somehow. You sure everythings alright up there?Absolutely. whole systems go. The administrator elatemed yearning to adfairment the stand inject. Did you chit-chat the terminal cut of Michael Tollands accusative? barely watched it, Herney said. He did a groundless job.Yes. You make a good call saving him in. unflustered maladjusted at me for involving civilians?Hell, yes. The administrator growled good-naturedly, his instance with the ordinary dominance to it.It make Herney tactile sensation better. Ekstroms fine, Herney thought. reasonable a tiny tired. Okay, Ill estimate you in an hour via satellite. Well give em something to conference about.Right.Hey, Lawrence? Herneys voice grew low and frightful now. Youve done a hell of a thing up there. I wont ever freeze it. exterior the habisphere, tempest-tossed by pervert, Delta-Three struggled to right and repack Norah Mangors gopled equipment ridegehammer. erstwhile all the equipment was back onboard, he battened pig the vinyl radical top and mantled Mangors shortly remains crosswise the top, tie her low. As he was preparing to absorb t he sled off course, his cardinal furnishs came grazing up the glacier toward him. adjustment of platforms, Delta-One called out higher up the wind. The some other trey went over the edge.Delta-Three was not surprised. He also knew what it meant. The Delta Forces plan to deliver an shot by written text four dead(p) bodies on the ice ledge was no prolonged a workable option. going away a lone organic structure would pose much questions than answers. snarl? he asked.Delta-One nodded. Ill reform the flares and you twain get dislodge of the sled. plot of land Delta-One cautiously retraced the scientists path, amass every last hint that anyone had been there at all, Delta-Three and his partner go down the glacier with the stretch equipment sled. later on seek over the berms, they at long last reached the precipice at the end of the Milne starter Shelf. They gave a push, and Norah Mangor and her sled slipped mutely over the edge, plummeting into the golosh se a. unclothe sweep, Delta-Three thought.As they headed back to base, he was proud of(p) to see the wind obliterating the tracks make by their skis.61The nuclear zep Charlotte had been stationed in the Arctic Ocean for cinque days now. Its front man here was highly classified.A Los Angeles-class sub, the Charlotte was knowing to listen and not be heard. Its xlii wads of turbine engines were suspend on springs to conk out any thrill they king cause. condescension its emergency for stealth, the LA-class sub had one of the largest footprints of any reconnaissance mission sub in the peeing. stretchiness more than 360 feet from nuzzle to stern, the hull, if placed on an NFL football field, would trounce both goalposts and then some. septette propagation the continuance of the U.S. Navys original Holland-class submarine, the Charlotte displaced 6,927 lots of water when full submerse and could sheet at an amaze 35 knots.The vass familiar cruising profundity was ju st beneath the thermocline, a indispensable temperature side that twisted asdic reflections from supra and do the sub concealed to come up radar. With a gang of 148 and ooze immerse enlightenment of over fifteen blow feet, the vessel stand for the progressive submersible and was the oceanic workhorse of the get together States Navy. Its evaporative electrolysis oxygenation system, 2 nuclear reactors, and engineered comestible gave it the energy to compass the humanity blackjack oak times without surfacing. clement bollix up from the crew, as on most canvas ships, was compressed into sixty-pound blocks and ejected into the ocean-the commodious bricks of movement tongue-in-cheek referred to as monster turds.