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At the foot of the bluff, the guard clicked a re opened On the other side was an elevator that whisked thehthouse

As they stepped frorave, who had been chopping wood and stacking it into a neat pile He put his ax doaved the arreet the newcomers with a handshake

"So much for my peace and quiet," he said, a mock frown on his thin, satanic face

He was taller than the other twowood, he was neither a laborer nor a New York Times reporter named Barnes, as he had introduced himself to the detective Frank Malloy He had ree in advanced coether, they had developed innovative software that had made them millionaires many times over

Barrett watched the departing guard disappear into the trees "You didn't have the guard dog the last time I was here"

"Guy frorave said disent of theht be good to hire them"

"And what Gant wants, Gant gets"

"I know you don't like the guy, but Jordan is vital to our efforts We need his foundation to negotiate the political agreeet after our work is done"

"Lucifer's Legion not good enough for you anymore?"

Margrave chuckled "My so-called legion began to fall apart as soon as there was any hint of discipline You kno anarchists hate authority I needed professionals They call the for their services He was just doing his job"

"What is his job?"

"To make sure no unauthorized visitors come onto the island"

"Were you expecting visitors?"

"Our enterprise is too irinned "Hell, what if soan asking questions?"

Barrett shrugged and glanced at the woodpile "Glad to see you're living your retro philosophy, but cutting all those logs would be a lot easier with a chain saw I know you can afford one"