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"Tn," said Simmons "Nohat about Larimer and Moran?"

"This is an odd-nuress recesses for the entire ust only two days away Our one slice of luck Why not invent atrip or a junket to some out-of-the-way resort?"

Si trip"

"Why?"

Siht smile "Because it's known all over Capitol Hill that Moran and Lariar"

"No n relations sounds logical," said Oates "I'll write up the memorandum from the State Department end"

"What do you tell their office staffs?"

"This is Saturday; we've got two days' grace to iron out the bugs"

Si notes on a pad "Four down That leaves the Eagle's crew"

"I think I can come up with a convenient cover," offered Metcalf "I'll work through the Coast Guard Commandant The crew's families can be told the yacht was ordered on an unscheduled cruise for a top-secret iven"

Oates stared around the room at his companions "If there are no further questions-"

"Who else do we let in on the hoax?" queried Fawcett

"A poor choice of words, Dan," said Oates "Let's call it a 'distraction"

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"It goes without saying," said Metcalf, "that Emmett of the FBI will have to handle the doation