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"And now you've come to the President"

"I'll go to God if I can save two million lives"

Hutton stared at Sandecker, head tilted to the side, his eyes dubious He tapped a pencil on his desktop for a few moments, then nodded and stood, convinced that the adnored

"Wait right here," he coh a doorway that led to the Oval Office and disappeared for a solid ten minutes When he reappeared, Hutton motioned Sandecker inside "This way, Jim The President will see you"

Sandecker looked at Hutton "Thank you, Will I owe you one"

As the adraciously came from around President Roosevelt's old desk and shook his hand "Admiral Sandecker, this is a pleasure"

"I'rateful for your time, Mr President"

"Will says this is an urgentthe cause of all those deaths on the Polar Queen"

"And many more"

"Tell the President what you told ue to the President to read while the admiral explained the threat

Sandecker presented his case with every gun blazing He was forceful and vibrant He believed passionately in his people at NUMA, their judgments and conclusions He paused for eoperations

The President listened intently until Sandecker finished, then continued reading in silence for a fewup "You realize, of course, Admiral, that I cannot arbitrarily destroy personal property on foreign soil"

"Not toof innocent lives," Hutton added

"If we can stop the operations of only one of the Dorsett Consolidated y froence enough to save nearly two million men, woonizing death"

"You overnainst