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The woer turned and disappeared into the back office, leaving a suests to pepper the reception clerk with questions The woman, no more than twenty-five, did her best, but her ansere even hollower than the er’s

Sam and Remi watched the assault for several minutes and then moved to the empty restaurant, where a lone waiter took their order When he’d gone to the kitchen, Sam shook his head

“Thisit for no reason Nothing on the island has changed except for an isolated incident of lunatic behavior,” he said

“Maybe we’re just ested

Sa lot, which boasted only a few cars, theirs included, along with two sleepy-looking security guards

“It could be this is a classic case of rab your attention like warnings that there’s an iency”

“Seeer”

Sa out that aside fro else has happened”

“What about whoever atching the boat? That happened”

“It did, but as far as we know that was just a curious islander The car wasn’t touched No har run off the road, but

it doesn’t mean that every new face is a homicidal enemy”

“The guy in the lobby?”

“Who did nothing but give me a weird vibe? A nonevent”

Re broken into”

“Of course not Of everything, other than being shot at by rebels, that’s the h there was an obvious motive Poverty is serious here”