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"Going over ical forecasts, ice and terrain conditions "

"See any jazz in your crystal ball?"

"Too early" Hollis raised an eyebrow "What plans are for in your perverted mind?"

"I can recite and draw pictures of six different ways to board a ship by stealth I've already fan and deck layout of the Lady Fla in by parachute, by scuba, or by foot from hard beach or ice, I can only plot an outline"

Hollis nodded solemnly "Over a hundred innocent people are on that ship Two Presidents and the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations

God help us if one steps in our line of fire"

"We can't go in with blanks," Dillenger said caustically

"No, and we can't drop fro

We've got to infiltrate before the hijackers knoe're there Complete surprise is crucial"

"Then we hit 'eht"

"Could be," Hollis acknowledged tersely

Dillenger shifted uncoerous enough, but dropping blindly on a darkened ship can hter You know it, and I know it, Mort Out of forty et and fall in the sea Twenty will sustain injuries i surfaces of the ship I'll be lucky to have fivetrim"

"We can't rule it out"

"Let's wait until es on where the ship is found Whether she'sacross the sea makes all the difference in the world As soon as we receive word on her final status, I'll forht assault plan and lay it in your hands for final approval "

"Fair enough," said Hollis agreeably "How are the men?"