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"I'reat believer in Darwin"

The butler arrived carrying a tray with two drinks Gant handed one glass to Margrave, and took the sixteen-year-old, double-rave sipped his drink "Perfect martini," he said "You know exactly what I drink I'm impressed"

"You forget that I'm in a business where deals are often lubricated with alcohol," Gant said "Nothingsomeone's particular poison" He settled into a corave to take a seat "What's the latest on our project?"

"On schedule But I'm worried about Spider I haven't heard froo"

"Barrett is a big boy," Gant said "He can take care of himself"

"I don't care about his health; it's his mouth I'm concerned about He's had an acute attack of conscience I don't want to see hi Mike Wallace about our project"

"You said he agreed to stay with the project until you made contact with Karla Janos"

"That's right He wanted a fail-safe option that could shut the project down in a hurry"

"Then you have nothing to worry about Barrett is probably off sulking somewhere The main question is whether the project can proceed without him"

"That's not a probleroundwork that made hi according to plan I worked up this presentation for you"

Margrave opened a carrying case and pulled out a portable DVD player, which he set up on a any desk He pressed the on button and the schematic profile of a ship appeared on the screen

"This is one of the transned Here are the power plants in the hold leading to the electronetic low-frequency antenna, which can be lowered into the sea" He forwarded the picture "This is the new ship that will do the work of our four experimental vessels"

"A senious How soon will it be on-site?"

"The old transmitter vessels have left the Mississippi shipyard and are on their way to the debarkation point in Rio They can still be useful as decoys for insurance The name of the liner is the Polar Adventure She'll be in Rio as well, but no one will suspect she is carrying the payload"

"You've et site, then"