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“So what do you want to do? Try to get to the airport and catch the first flight to anywhere? Make for the boat?”

Reht on the Darwin? And then head for the caves at first light?”

“Not at all In fact, it seeht of past events I’ll call Leonid and Lazlo and have them meet us in, what, fifteen minutes?”

“And I’ll call Des and let hiuests”

TwentyHoniara to its fate The Australian-led peacekeeping force was on high alert, as were the police, and a curfew had been put in place for the capital, effective within the hour The authorities had learned a thing or two over the last few rounds with the rebels and were taking a zero-tolerance policy to any instigating by their sympathizers

Once on the Darwin, they settled in for a fresh crab dinner with Des and the crehile listening to the radio The toas quiet, by all accounts, with only a few isolated cases of atte that had been quickly quashed, and with official condeovernious leaders Butwere the early reports that several Australian corporations had suspended plans to invest in infrastructure for their operations in light of the ongoing unrest, as well as news that a bill was being sponsored by an opposition leader in parliament to nationalize several key industries Manchester hadn’t even grown cold yet and his worst fears were being realized

CHAPTER 45

It was barely light out when the Mitsubishi turned onto the logging road, which was overgrown and in poor repair but passable An hour and a half later, the SUV ground to a halt at the end of the road, stopped in its tracks by a wall of dense jungle

Saht and studied the screen “Looks like we’re close It’s a little over a halfat the nearest peaks “Think you can e it, Leonid?”

“I’ ram Unstoppable,” the Russian said, his eyes red froht at anchor

“That’s good to hear,” Sauard duty here”

Greg had ridden out in order to watch the vehicle and ensure no har didn’t talk much, but he looked lethal with his weapons, a uns in his hand, and they were confident that the Mitsubishi would be in good shape when they returned

The waterfalls e, but the terrain wasn’t accoaht direction They were forced to hack their way through the underbrush as the heat rose—cutting through the jungle and then pausing every twenty minutes to rest Their clothes were soon drenched, and their water supply indling at a rapid clip

Eventually, they broke through into the clearing at the base of the large waterfall and sprawled in the shade of a grove of trees, studying the ridge for signs of another cave

Remi stared at the sheer rock face and after several ot to be there somewhere What was the final line from the diary?”