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To ?[e about Dahlht away and you aren’t sure you can pay his wages anyway Monopoly isn’t going to survive for long Bring in ing editor, for God’s sake/M
PS Slussplan? It’s a date
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Slussplan - in your dreaether/Ricky
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To ?[ereed about e should hire We will this ti to scupper Wennerstrom That’s the whole story Just let me finish this in peace/M
In early October Salander read an article on the Internet edition of the Hedestad Courier She told Bloer had died after a short illness She was er, lately returned from Australia
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To ?[eer came to see me at the office today She called five minutes before she arrived, and I was totally unprepared A beautiful woaze
She caer as Henrik’s representative on our board She was polite and friendly and assured er Corporation had no plans to back out of the agreement On the contrary, the faazine She asked for a tour of the editorial offices, and she wanted to kno I see the situation
I told her the truth That it feels as if I don’t have solid ground under my feet, that you have forbidden me to come to Sandha on, other than that you are planning to sink Wennerstrom (I assumed it was OK to say that She is on the board, after all) She raised an eyebrow and smiled and asked if I had doubts that you’d succeed What was I supposed to say to that? I said that I would sleep a little easier if I knew exactly what you riting Jeez, of course I trust you But you’re drivingon She denied it but said that it was her impression that you were extre (Her words)
I said that I also gathered that so drahtly curious about the story regarding Harriet Vanger herself In short, I felt like an idiot She askedShe said that she understood that you and I have a special relationship and that you would undoubtedly tell me the story when you had time Then she asked if she could trust me What was I supposed to say? She’s on the Millennium board, and you’ve leftodd She asked e either her or you too harshly She said she owed you soratitude, and she would really like it if she and I could also be friends Then she promised to tell me the story soo she left, and I’m still in a daze I think I like her, but who is this person?/Erika
PS Inasty happened in Hedestad Christer says that you have a strange mark on your neck
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Hi Ricky The story about Harriet is so ine it It would be great if she could tell you about it herself I can hardly bring myself to think about it
By the way, you can trust her She was telling the truth when she said that she owes a debt of gratitude toto harm Millennium Be her friend if you like her She deserves respect And she’s a hell of a businesswoman/M
The next day Mikael received another email
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Hi Mikael I’ve been trying to find time to write to you for several weeks now, but it seeh hours in the day You left so suddenly frooodbye
Sinceier Corporation is in chaos, and along with Henrik I’ve been working hard to put its affairs in order Yesterday I visited the Millennium offices; I’ll be Henrik’s representative on the board Henrik has filled azine’s situation and yours
I hope that you will accept having me show up like this If you don’t want me (or anyone else from the family) on the board, I’ll understand, but I do assure you that I’ll do all I can to support Millenniureat debt to you, and I will always have the best of intentions in this regard
I er I’ht of me, and I was surprised to hear that you hadn’t told her about what happened
I would veryards, Harriet
PS I understood froain Dirch Frode told me how Henrik pulled a swifty on you, as they say in Australia What can I say? I’ I can do, let me know
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Hi Harriet I left Hedeby in a big hurry and a my time on this year You’ll be advised in plenty of tioes to press, but I think I can say that the problems of the past year will soon be over
I hope you and Erika will be friends, and, of course, I have no proble on Millennium’s board I’ll tell Erika about what happened, if you think that’s wise Henrik wanted ht now I don’t have the tiy and I need a little distance first
Let’s keep in touch Best/Mikael