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"I can't believe he's gone," ely unmoved "His death doesn't seeists should have been a simple affair"

"To say your people bungled the job is an understatement," said Sarason "I warned you those two divers froerous"

"My brother did not expect organized resistance by an army"

"An army of one man," Sarason said acidly "I observed the action from a tomb A lone sniper atop the temple killed the officers and held off two squads of your intrepid mercenaries, while his companion overpowered the pilots and commandeered their helicopter Your brother paid dearly for his overconfidence and stupidity"

"How could a pair of divers and a juvenile group of archaeologists scourge a highly trained security force?" Chaco asked in bewilderment

"If we knew the answer to that question, wehelicopter out of the air"

Chaco stared at him "They can still be stopped"

"Forget it I'overne is already done According toMiller's murder, was communicated to President Fujimori's office by Dr Kelsey soon after she boarded the ship

By this evening, the story will be broadcast all over the country The Chachapoyan end of our operation is a washout"

"We can still bring the artifacts out of the valley" The recent dereed

Sarason nodded "I'm ahead of you A team is on its way to remove whatever pieces survived the rocket attack launched by those idiots under your brother's co to show for our efforts"

"I believe there is a good possibility a clue to the Drake quipu may still be found in the City of the Dead"

"The Drake quipu" Sarason repeated the words with a faraway look in his eyes Then he shrugged

"Our organization is already working on another angle for the treasure"

"What of Amaru? Is he still alive?"