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"I'll need help I provided the engineering and er device, but others worked on the actual construction"

"I'll get you help How long?"

Barrett gave him a bleak smile "Seventy-two hours Maybe"

"I think I heard you say thirty-six," Austin said "How big will this device be?"

"Really big," Barrett said "You saw the setup on the transmitter ship"

"Ouch," Austin said His unshakable confidence wavered for a second, but his agile ear "What do you do with this thing once you get it built?"

"It has to transhly the sa to have to figure out how to transport the neutralizer to the target area Damn I feel so responsible for this whole mess"

Despite Barrett's biker appearance, he had a fragile psyche Austin saw that guilt was tearing the brilliant computer whiz apart, and if that happened he would be of no use

"Then I can't think of anyone ould be better at cleaning it up Leave the transportation to ht work"

He rose from his chair and put some bills down on the table for the beers As they left the tavern, Austin saw Spider head toward his ?"

"To ride my bike"

"I'll have so hierous"

Karla grabbed Barrett by the other arm, and they steered hiot on his cell phone, called Zavala and said he had an important job for him to do

"I'll get right on it," Zavala said after hearing the details "I talked to the Trouts Good news They traced the transmitter ship to Rio via satellite and are on their way"

Less than an hour later, Austin pulled into the NUMA parking garage with Barrett and Karla and they took the elevator to the third floor The corridors were silent and dark except for a shaft of light co froht Hibbet in as Austin had requested