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“Linc has done a couple of stints on fast-attack subs in his SEAL days Says they’re nicer than a lot of the hotels he’s stayed in”

“Linc’s cheap I’ve seen the places he goes for Hourly-rates-available, clean-sheets-extra kind of joints”

Wind started to blow as the Oregon accelerated eastward In a fewso fast that standing on the deck would be like facing into a hurricane The deckhands had finished securing the crane boom, and the trolley had been returned to the torpedo room

“What do you say, Max?”

“What do I say about what?”

“The derelict out there Do we stop and take a quick look-see or hightail it to Karachi?”

Max led Cabrillo into the protection of a stairwell, where he could light his pipe “Kyle’s beensince the day before yesterday My ex thinks she knoho he’s with—soroup of friends she doesn’t care for—whichit It’ll take us at least twenty-four hours to get to LA, once we reach Pakistan, so losing an hour investigating a ghostship isn’t going to matter much”

“You sure?” Juan asked, blinking rapidly because hot ash from Max’s pipe whipped across his face

“Sorry” Max tapped the pipe over the side “Yeah It’ll be fine”

“Eric, you read me?” Juan asked into the walkie-talkie

“Right here”

“New course Get us over to that ship at best possible speed Track down Goe “Gootten his nickna lord’s wife, a wo resemblance to Carolyn Jones, the actress from the old Addams Family television show “Tell him I want a UAV on the launch rail as soon as we’re in position If need be, you can fly it”

Eric couldn’t fly a real plane to save his life but played enough flight sion’s remotely operated drones

Cabrillo asked, “What’s our ETA?”

“Little over two hours”