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"You were in communication with Admiral Sandecker?" inquired Pitt

Stewart shook his head "His director of operations, Rudi Gunn"

"After we set everyone on shore, I assume we sail back on-site and continue with the project?"

"The crew and I do You and Al have been ordered to return to the sacred well and retrieve Dr

Miller's body"

Pitt looked at Stewart as if he were a psychiatrist conte a mental case "Why us? Why not the Peruvian police?"

Stewart shrugged "When I protested that the two of you were vital to the speci in your replacements from NUMA's research lab in Key West That's all he would say"

Pitt swung a hand toward the e pad "Did you inform Rudi that Al and I are not exactly popular with the local natives and that we're fresh out of aircraft?"

"No to the forrinned "Yes to the latter Aements for you to charter a commercial helicopter in Lima"

"Thisa peanut butter sandwich in a French restaurant"

"If you have a coest you take it up with Gunn personally when he meets us on the dock in Callao"

Pitt's eyes narrowed "Sandecker's right-hand ton to oversee a body recovery? What gives?"

"More than meets the eye, obviously," said Stewart He turned and looked at Shannon "Gunn also relayed a e to you from a David Gaskill He said you'd recall the name"

She seeht for a ent with the US Custo of antiquities"

Stewart continued, "Gaskill said to tell you he thinks he's traced the Golden Body Suit of Tiapollo to a private collector in Chicago"