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“I ress, one needs to make accommodations Compromises I’m focused on results We’re no different at all I sis done You want to reun them You have my permission to use whatever means necessary to obtain the infor smile returned as she fixed Sam with a hard stare “Artifacts indeed Before you join the skeletons in the cave, you’ll tellhere”

“We told you the truth”

“You told et to the bottom of it”

“So now you’re going to have your rebel associates torture us? Is that also in the interests of medical expediency?” Lazlo demanded

“Think of that as a fringe benefit of being the leader of the so-called rebels”

Understanding settled over Remi’s face “You’re behind all this? But Manchester was your friend”

“Oras a drunk and a fool For the only time in his life—in death—he served a productive purpose”

“You sat with him, ate with him, joked with him”

“And enjoyed ress That’s always a dangerous stance to take and he paid the price”

“You really are nuts,” Saustedly

“Perhaps But your opinion on the matter is irrelevant Soon you’ll be part of the boneyard, dead and forgotten in a rave”

“Then you’re nothing but a common murderer,” Remi said “After all the lofty rhetoric, you’llknown”

“Don’t forget to make money,” Sam said “Why do I suspect that this whole popular rebellion is nothing but a pretense for a swindle? Re—a woman ill experi it as so cures to market”

Vanya sneered at them “Say what you like This discussion is finished It was nice knowing you I would have enjoyed taking your money for the clinics, if that’s any consolation”

“You won’t be able to keep your crimes secret,” Sam said “We’ve made a find that will put Guadalcanal on the national news and have scientists swar over the island It’s just a matter of time until they coed harshly by the same laws you believe don’t apply to you”