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"All right, gentle I' with civilians"

There was no malice in Pitts face, just a look of amusement "If it will make you feel more comfortable, I carry the rank of Major in the Air Force"

Hollis frowned "May I ask what you're doing on a NUMA vessel?"

"Call it a peret into"

Dillenger caught it first Hollis should have caught it the minute they were introduced, but his mind was saturated with questions

"Are you by chance related to Senator George Pitt?" asked Dillenger

"Father and son,"

A small piece of the curtain lifted atld the two officers saw a shaft of light beneath Hollis pulled up a chair and settled in "Okay, Mr

Pitt, please tell ot"

Dillenger cut in, "The last report showed The Lady Fla for the Antarctic You say she's still on the surface New photos will easily pick her out amid the ice floes "

"If you're betting on the SR-ninety Casper," said Pitt, "save your money"

Dillenger gave Hollis a bleak look They were outdistanced This oddball group of ocean engineers had as much information in hand as they did

"from a hundred thousand kiloes so sharp that you can distinguish the stitching on a soccer ball," stated Hollis

"No question But suppose the ball is caed to look like a rock"

"I still don't know-"