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“Good work,” Juan said “I’m sure the creill be appreciative”

“Speaking of which, there they are,” Max said, pointing out the cockpitThe two Oregon lifeboats bobbed twenty yards away “Captain Jefferson thinks the Deepwater’s engines can be fixed by to by, pick up the rest of us, and tow all the vessels back to Punta Arenas”

Juan nodded with admiration for the pluck and resourcefulness of his crew Although the Oregon had been sunk, they’d saved what really mattered Each other

—

I’m sorry you lost your home,” Overholt said

Juan alht about her doppelgänger and stopped himself

“The Oregon was a good ship,” he said with a bittersweet smile and a hollow pit in his stoal”

EPILOGUE

RIO DE JANEIRO

TWO MONTHS LATER

Across Guanabara Bay frohts, Juan rode on a s to the tiny Ilha do Viana for the night shift It was long past sunset, and cargo ships crowded around the island, shuttling goods in and out of the brand-new transshipment warehouse located there It stood next to an abandoned fish-processing plant that dated back fifty years When they pulled up to the dock, Juan could see the giant letters painted on the side of the new building

FERREIRA INDÚSTRIAS GLOBAIS Ferreira Global Industries

Juan shuffled off the ferry with the others, yawning like he was still waking up fro in and checked ID

Juan handed his over It read “Lucas Calvo” The prosthetic appliances glued to Juan’s face by Kevin were a perfectdetained in his apart their observations of the warehouse laborers, they discovered that Calvo wasn’t the chatty type, which was the reason they’d chosen him for impersonation Juan hadn’t had to talk to any of the other workers during the ferry ride