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"Still, we must try"

"Hoill it be transferred?" Antonov asked

"One of Mada to load the gold on board"

"Then we'll do what she least expects"

"Which is?" Polevoi asked expectantly

'Ve hold up our end of the bargain," said Antonov slowly

"You mean pay?" Polevoi asked incredulously

"Down to the last troy ounce"

Polevoi was stunned "I'-"

"I've changed my mind," Antonov said sharply "I have a better solution"

Polevoi waited severalto confine in hi to a halt

Surrounded by his entourage, Antonov kept walking, hison other matters of state concern

Suvorov pressed the switch to his night-light and checked the tiht He had progra and he'd only missed by four minutes

Unable to suppress a yawn, he quickly pulled on a shirt and pair of pants, not bothering with socks or shoes Stepping into the bathroom, he splashed his face with cold water, then moved across the small bedroom and cracked the door

The brightly lit corridor was e the subjects, everyone else was asleep As he walked the carpet in his bare feet, he beganthe interior di them down in the notebook