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"No sense in waiting any longer, Ray I'm satisfied we have the necessary data to make the switch"

"I hate to rush in before I'm certain we can fool Aleksei"

"Do it," Greenberg urged "Stop screwing around and go for it"

Edgely looked around at his ten-ists

They stared back at him expectantly Then he nodded "Okay, everybody stand by to transfer thought communication from the President's implant to our central computer"

Greenberg walked around the roo the procedures Three sat at the computer console, their hands poised over the buttons The rest studied the display screens and monitored the data

palms on a handkerchief GreenberL, stood sliahtly off to one side and behind him

"We don't want to break in during a thought pattern or in thecautioned

"I' his eyes from the brainwave translator display "Our computer transmission also has to match his heart rate and other life functions exactly" The programmer punched in the co the empty screen that would

reveal success or failure Thefrom the soft hum of the electronic hardware as the computer poised for the precise millisecond to take command

Then suddenly the display screen read: "COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER ACCOMPLISHED"

They all expelled a collective sigh of relief and began talking again, and shaking hands with the enthusiasht control center after a successful rocket launch

"Think Aleksei will fall for it?" Edgely asked

"Don't worry No suspicion will ever cross his o will never allow him to believe so paused to expel a s

"He'll s everything we hand hiift to espionage"