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“No, I don’t”

Contos gazed out at the sailboats peacefully gliding across the lake, then turned to Paul, who had joined them at the table

“Do you think your wife is in there?”

“Yep I have every intention of getting her out”

Contos noted Trout’s ar “I’d say you could use an extra hand And your friends here will need so the SeaBus”

“I designed it,” Zavala said

“I’ it, so you don’t know the quirks For instance, the batteries are supposed to be good for six hours They barely make it past four From what you say, this facility is quite a way froet it to the launch point?”

Austin and Zavala exchanged an alance

“As a matter of fact, we have already lined up a delivery system,” Austin said “Would you like to see it?”

Contos nodded, and they got up fro lot to the dock The closer they got to the water the more puzzled was the expression on Contos’s face Used to NUMA’s state-of-the-art equipe fitted out with cranes There was nothing like that

“Where’s your delivery system?” he said

“I think I see it co in now,” Austin said

Contos looked out at the lake, and his eyes greider as the old-fashioned paddle-wheel tour boat made its way in their direction The vessel was painted red, white, and blue and decorated with bunting and fluttering flags

“You’re kidding,” he said “You’re going to launch fro cake”

“It is pretty festive The old girl makes the trip froives it a second look anymore It’s the perfect cover for a covert operation, don’t you think, Joe?”