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“Several reasons With no apparent economic use for it, the demand was nonexistent Then, too, the refinement process is quite complicated The main ore source is in a troubled part of Africa that is constantly at war I had several ounces, enough for a working model I would have proposed that the nations of the world pool their resources to produce enough anasaziuether we could have viable quantities of this substance within a short time”

“Gogstad was running an installation off the coast of Mexico It was destroyed in a tremendous explosion”

“Tell me more about this installation”

Austin gave her a quick su with the death of the whales He described the storage cylinder after the explosion and how he traced it to the flying wing Sandecker filled her in on the cold war mission to Siberia

“A fantastic tale It’s too bad about the whales,” she said sadly “My process produces heat which can be turned into energy The material can be unstable and under certain circumstances beco to replicate my desalination process and were unaware of the material’s instability Where would they have acquired the anasazium?”

“We don’t know,” Austin said “We are aware of a large source but don’t know its exact location”

“We must find it so I can resume my research,” Francesca insisted

“There’s an even more important reason,” Sandecker interjected

“I know no more important reason than to continue my work,” she said defensively

“In ti if Gogstad succeeds in its plans Whoever controls the world’s water controls the world”

“It sounds as if you’re talking about global domination, Admiral Sandecker”

“Why not? Napoleon and Hitler failed, but their atteh force of arer stick” He took a sar and watched the cloud of slobalization, all that business with the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund, were onto soer is not in these entities but in the fact that it is easier now for someone to exert total control over an economic sector”

“A sort of global Al Capone?” Austin offered

“There are si the coanization His econo booze is a far cry from water The world can’t do without water Those who control its floill have the ultiainst someone whose word can condemn you and your country to die of thirst? That is why I say with all due respect, Dr Cabral, that there are more important matters to be taken care of first”

“You’re right, Adstad finds the m