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"I’ out the reality You want to blame someone, blame Vicky Hell, bla before you ca"

"I’m the one in that chair, Gunnar I could have stopped it"

"And had a revolution on your hands Once the dracs disappeared, this was a done deal I’ as we did"

No matter what Gunnar said, Peter knew the truth He’d let down his guard, allowing himself to believe that it was all in the past--the war, the virals, the old way of doing things--and noo hundred thousand people were gone

Henne down the catwalk Chase looked like he’d slept under a bridge somewhere, but Henneed to get through the night with barely a hair out of place

"Orders, General?" the colonel asked

It was not the tiar put them on a four-hour rotation: one-third on the wall, one-third patrolling the perimeter, one-third in their racks

"So what now?" Chase asked, as Henne; an idea was for from the past

"Mr President?"

Peter turned to face the two ate"

Apgar thought for a nable"

"So it’s the gate that’s the probleht

"My office," said Peter "Two hours"

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"Open the door"

The officer keyed the lock; Peter stepped inside Alicia was sitting on the floor of the cell Her ars were shackled in front; a third chain connected her hands to a heavy iron ring in the wall Thick fabric had been used to cover the , inning to think you’d forgotten uard

He left the Alicia A silenteach other across a distance that felt far vaster than it was

"How are you feeling?" he asked