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"My guess is that your agent felt it was too dangerous to catch a civilian plane out of Oslo and decided on a ht instead Our nuclear sub base on the Firth of Clyde has the nearest airfield, so he probably ordered the captain of my research vessel to skip Norway and head there"

"I hope you're right Whatever the reason, I'm afraid that the deviation from our set plan can only spell trouble"

Sandecker spied Dana standing in the balcony doorith a drink in one hand She was searching for theht her eye, and she started to move toward them

"You're a lucky al"

Suddenly, Mel Donner appeared, rushed past Dana, and reached them first He excused himself to Admiral Sandecker

"A naval transport landed twenty o with Sid Koplin on board," Donner said softly "He's been taken to Walter Reed"

"Why Walter Reed?"

"He's been shot up pretty badly"

"Good God" Seagraroaned

"I've got a car waiting We can be there in fifteen minutes"

"Okay, give me a moment"

He spoke quietly to Sandecker and asked the adrets to the President Then he followed Donner to the car

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"I'm sorry, but he is under sedation and I cannot allow any visitors at this tiinia voice was quiet and courteous, but there was no hiding the anger that clouded the doctor's gray eyes

"Is he able to talk?" Donner asked