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Cabrillo stared at the coe of the stor limbs The sewer his team would use to exit was the trunk at the roots

“Have we been able to establish contact with them?” Cabrillo asked

“No luck with Hornsby, Meadows and Jones,” Hanley admitted “The portable radios they carry just don’t seeh power to penetrate the layers of soil overhead”

“What about Murph and Kasim?”

“We’ve been trying,” Hanley said, “but the voice transh, however—we are in contact by alphanunals”

“So we can type orders to the Zodiacs and they can respond?” Cabrillo asked

“So far,” Hanley said

Eric Stone interrupted the conversation “Sirs,” he said, pointing to a screen, “the portable ca you ht want to watch”

Cabrillo and Hanley watched as the officer poured paint into the hole

“Givethat paint will take to reach our men,” Cabrillo said quickly

Stone’s hands danced over the keyboards, and a few seconds later the screen showing the sewer syste as the color advanced along the arteries of the sewer system A counter in the corner of the screen timed the movement

“Seventeen minutes until the paint reaches where we believe the men are now,” Stone said slowly “Twenty-two until it reaches the water above Taipa”

At just that instant, a printer off to the side whirled and a sheet was spit into the tray Hanley walked over and picked it up “The order just went through to the police boats and the two Chinese navy boats here in Macau They are supposed to begin patrols immediately to scan for the colored water, then, when they find an outflow, remain there on station”

“Start a timer,” Cabrillo ordered quickly “We’re in crunch tion to sail I want my team out of that storm seith the Golden Buddha and safely back aboard—then we need to vacate Macau by first light With the Chinese navy on patrol, this ship is in jeopardy”

“Broken Arrow?” Hanley asked