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“What is that?” Paul asked, staring at the monitor

“They look like dust mites,” Gamay said

“I’m not sure what they are,” Dr Ibrahinification”

The bulky electron microscope whirred and took another scan As the second picture eed on the screen, their surprise only deepened

Dr Ibrahim turned to Paul and Gamay “I don’t knohat to tell you,” she said “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life”

WITH PAUL and GAMAY at the university and Joe watching over Leilani, Kurt went through the personal effects of theover the bones of the dead, but it had to be done if just on the chance there was some clue hidden in them

After an hour of working that thankless task, he was ready for it to be over He found nothing to help hiht be helpful to Leilani: a printed photo of the crew, her brother front and center, filled with joy, as if the world were his oyster

He put the crew’s effects away and stepped out into the hall with the photo in hand One door down he found the suite he’d booked for Joe and Leilani It was divided into two adjoining rooms, but to reach the second room one had to make it past the first

He knocked, heard nothing, and knocked again

Finally the handle turned Leilani’s face appeared, fraly beautiful she really was

“Where’s your bodyguard?”

She opened the door wider Joe was sound asleep on his bed, snoring softly, still in his clothes and even his shoes

“Top-notch security,” she said “Nothing gets past him”

Kurt tried not to laugh It had been a thirty-hour day for Joe Even if his aninetism didn’t have an off switch, apparently the rest of Joe did

Kurt slipped inside Leilani closed the door gently and padded silently across the carpet in bare feet, black yoga pants, and a green T-shirt