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“Do you have any suggestions?”
“Yes, sir I need to get to the Golden Sky to make certain the virus isn’t discovered If it has been and is turned over to the authorities, it would give thee to develop a cure before people start showing syest that there be a coers should be allowed to use the Internet or make ship-to-shore calls This way, the operatives on board won’t be able to contact their superiors”
“Where is the ship heading now?”
“It’s en route from Istanbul to Iraklion, Crete I could easily h the Greek islands”
Few people outside of the organization were aware that the owner of Golden Lines, the company that operated the Golden Sky and her ill-fated sister ship, the Golden Daas a Responsivist He had coroup because he and his ere unable to have children, and Lydell Cooper’s teachings made theh he made substantial contributions to the cause and allowed them to use his boats for their Sea Retreats at a deep discount, the shipping ul wasn’t part of the inner circle that had conceived the plan to use ocean liners to spread the genetically modified virus
“You can call the president of the line,” Kovac continued, “and explain that the sa similar for the Golden Sky Let me on board, and keep the ship at sea until after the virus is released That way, even if they discover it they can’t warn anybody about it”
“If that’s the case, he ant to cancel the cruise entirely”
“Tell him to do it as a favor, then There are fifty Responsivists on that ship as part of a Sea Retreat Most of theivessuspiciously”
Severance looked over to Lydell Cooper The forery after surgery, but the fire burning behind his eyes was his own It was the flame of utter conviction and total dedication to a belief
“Tho on the brink of disaster There are tooup at an ever-accelerating pace We both know this is the only humane way to prevent the collapse of five thousand years of civilization And it is fro of that civilization that we found the ht, and we uarantee our success
“I don’t like deviating from our plan, but I believe Mr Kovac is correct Soue but we can’t afford to take any chances now We are just too close Days rather than weeks If they have people on the Golden Sky searching for our virus, they will be able to tell the maritime authorities how it is to be released and all our ill have been for nothing”
Severance nodded “Yes, of course you are right I think it’s a bit of hubris on ood as to be invulnerable Zelie whatever personnel and equipment you feel is necessary I will ive you his full cooperation Remember this: under no circumstances is that virus allowed to leave the ship Do whatever it takes Do you understand?”
“Yes, sir Whatever it takes”
“Can’t you feel it?” Cooper asked Boththe dark influence from beyond our dimensional membrane For thousands of years, they have shaped and molded man to become the self-destructive creature he is today These forces have pushed humanity to the point that it is ready to consu control of our destinies again I can feel it I can feel their dis to carve our own path
“When we succeed, their grip on us will be over We will flourish in a neorld where they can no longer touch us We are casting off the invisible shackles of a slaveryunder But suffer we have They made us unable to resist our baser instincts, and look where it has brought us Wars, starvation, hunger, want It was their subtle control, spanning countless generations, that brought us to this