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He consulted with a member of the medical staff standing behind him and said, "We may run short of whole blood. The doctors can use blood for the burn victims, especially type O and type A. If you are willing to donate, please report to the medical compound. I think that's all for now."
Harris clambered down from the box and said to Morgan, "Have I forgotten anything?"
"Probably," Morgan said. He could feel the heavy beating of his heart as he contemplated descending into the dark, icy bay. "Like, where is Arkady Karmann, for instance. Hasn't anyone seen him?"
"No, damn the bastard's bloody eyes. We've got several people out looking for him. As far as we can tell, no one saw him at the runway."
"I can't believe he'd run out so late," Morgan said, "but then the man's an enigma. We still don't know why he joined the group of thugs. It's more obvious why he betrayed them."
Anna's hand closed on his arm. Morgan turned to her and said, "It would be better if you stayed as far away from the dive platform as you can. They really do need people to help with the injured." His face was strained, worried.
"No," she said firmly. "That was settled in Washington."
Commander Hebert appeared at the tent door and beckoned to Morgan and Major Harris.
Avery Peters had been silently watching the proceedings, standing with arms folded at the back of the tent. He strolled forward to Anna's side and asked her, "Everyone else is ready to run. Why aren't you?"
Anna held back an attack of angry tears. "You shut your mouth, Mr. Peters," she said. "You still don't know the first thing about me."
"So, the lady has teeth. I was beginning to wonder," Ave said. He paused, then went on, "It isn't that I don't like you, Mrs. Neville. It's that I'm a hardscrabble guy, like our friend, the good Colonel, there. I knew his dad, who died a hero, saving three little kids from mines laid by those simple peas-

 
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