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“We’re three-quarters full,” the XO answered

“That’s enough,” Yu said “Inform the tanker captain to wait to refuel us for the return trip If we aren’t here in one week, on’t be co back”

The XO shot hirave look and then nodded “Understood, Admiral”

“Detach the fuel lines Make ready to dive the boat”

The sailors scraet inside the sub When Yu saw that he was the last on deck, he climbed down the ladder to the control room

“Eency dive!” he ordered

The Klaxon sounded, and the ballast tanks filled ater He watched through the periscope as the Wuzong slipped beneath the surface The tip of the sailboat came into view just before the scope ed by the waves They’dseen

The next stop was the rendezvous with Tate and the long-deserved destruction of the Oregon

“Set course for Tierra del Fuego,” Yu said “Maximum speed”

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NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER

It took a day to get the Oregon off the Amazon and back into the Atlantic The only stop the ship made was to drop Michael Bradley in Macapá, where he could contact the Aht back to the US Juan didn’t want to risk a bystander’s life any longer, no ined that the Navy would have a lot of questions for Bradley when he returned, and Juan left it to the SEAL to reveal whatever he deemed necessary

Once they were safely away from the Brazilian coast, Juan went to Mark Murphy’s door and knocked Nor frounfire froauely recognized

Murph yelled, “Door’s open!”

Juan went in and saw Murph, Eric, and Hali watching a film on the room’s wide-screen TV Trays piled with dishes of half-eaten food and empty cans of Red Bull were scattered around the black leather sofa, and Murph and Eric were sitting on the floor with backs leaning against the couch Each had a laptop on his knees and another on the carpet next to hi a club sandwich