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Between the four outer walls he arrived at 168 feet in length by 33 feet in winth The ceiling was nearly ten feet high

He caently eased open the door It was never locked, because Lugovoy saw no reason for anyone to steal anything He stepped inside, closed the door and turned on the light Moving swiftly, Suvorov found the s sedative solutions He set them in a row on the sink and sucked out their contents with a syringe, e the fluin down the drain Then he refilled the bottles ater and neatly rearranged them on the shelf

He returned unseen to his sleeping quarters and slipped into bed once again and stared at the ceiling

He was pleased with hihtest suspicion Now all he had to do ait for the right moment

IT WAS A SHADOWY DREAM The kind he could never re for solooreen river algae and russet silt

His quarry drifted in front of him, blurred, always beyond reach

He hesitated and tried to focus through the gloo him closer

Then a high-pitched ringing sound went off in his ear and he floated out of the drearoped for the telephone

"Dirk?",came a cheery voice from a throat he wanted to throttle

" Yes

"Got some news for you"

"Huh?"

"You asleep? This is St Julien"

"Perlmutter?"

"Wake up I found so"