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General Stack looked grie production nu"

"So aas into protons and electrons," explained Martin

Hecht replied, "Over the past ten years, Odyssey has accu mines A phenomenon that has cost the auto industry dearly since they rely on platinuine parts"

"Once we have the Lowenhardts' blueprint in our hands," said Seyh platinum to match Chinese production"

"They did say they had yet to design a fuel cell to power automobiles," Giordino commented

Martin said, "By using the Lowenhardts' data and by et the jump on Odyssey and the Chinese in that field"

"Certainly worth a try," said General Stack, "now that the groundwork has been achieved and the t

echnology laid in our lap"

"Which brings us to a plan about how to deal with Odyssey and the tunnels," continued Stack, his eyes straying across the table to Seymour

"Sending Special Forces to block a series of tunnels is not the sa troops to subdue a dictator who has built up an arsenal of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons like Saddaood conscience advise the president to use force"

"But the results of a terrible freeze above the thirtieth parallel could be just as deadly"

"Max is right," said Martin "Convincing the rest of the world of the danger would border on the impossible"

"Regardless of how you approach the dilemma," Sandecker said, "those tunnels must be blocked and blocked fast Once they are opened andinto the Pacific, they'll be much more difficult to destroy"

"How about sending in a small covert team with explosives to do the job?"

"They'd never penetrate Odyssey's security," counseled Giordino