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only to say so and you will be replaced." |
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"Anna," Morgan said pleadingly. |
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"Someone has to do it, Morgan," Anna said. "And I've been in on this since the beginning. Vincent Kellner or Ian Halloran or Cole Caidin might skew the facts to save their own skins. Someone has to document the truth. We have to let people know what really happened. The fascists in Russia are trying again, and we have to stop them, have solid evidence, so they can't manipulate the truth. That's worth doing, Morgan." |
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Should he remind her, Morgan wondered, that if the warhead exploded while she was anywhere within a dozen miles of it there would be no record? Quite possibly no world. But she knew that already, of course. |
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He looked at Kellner and shrugged. "I hope you know what you are doing," he said. |
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Kellner replied in his most ironic tone, "That's a hope I share, Colonel." |
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Kellner picked up the radiophone and spoke into it. "Mercury, this is Gray Eminence. Take Ryerson to the aircraft and turn him over to the Special Operations troopers." |
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To Morgan he said, "Yes, I know there are already too many people involved in this operation. Too many services. And the Canadians will be nominally in charge at the Eskimo Point base. Remember, you're our official observer only. The sooner you're on your way, the better, John. And look at this." |
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He unfolded an extra edition of the Washington Post. The giant headline taking up half the front page read: ERRANT NUCLEAR BOMB IN CANADA? There were six columns of wild speculation on the front page, and more inside, no doubt. |
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"Christ," Morgan said. "Jesus Christ. Who did this?" |
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"It doesn't really matter now. The President has decided to roll with the punch. A press plane will be leaving for Hudson Bay first thing tomorrow morning." |
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Kellner looked ancient, Morgan thought. Drained of life. There was only intellect left in him now. The authority and |
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