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“Engine is idling,” came back Tiny’s deep baritone “Ready for takeoff”

“I’ll be there in five minutes”

Juan got into his rental car and headed north of doard Aeroparque Jorge Newbery just a couple of miles away The airport abutted Buenos Aires Harbor, not far froot there, he bypassed the exit for the airline tereneral aviation tarmac on the other side of the runway

He drove up to a white plane with its propeller spinning It looked different fro on two pontoons that had landing gear extending from them This particular Pilatus Porter was an aear was raised, it could land on the water

Tiny waved froiven to him ironically since the blond Sas actually six foot five and built like a rugby player He pulled the headset aside and leaned out the

“We’ve got clearance to take off anytime”

“Good Let’s get in the air”

Juan cliet in and closed the door behind hiine, and the Porter began to taxi

Tiny called over his shoulder “What’s our destination?”

Juan read off the coordinates

Tiny shook his head “That’s pretty close to the airport’s glide path I et a bit creative in my approach”

“Good,” Juan replied “Then it’s less likely that Tate will expect our plan”

He called up Eric Stone, as currently piloting the Noh Buenos Aires Harbor

“Did you get the coordinates I sent you?” Juan asked, testing out hisbell to Eric on the way to the airport

“Affir our way there now”