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The ht down, hitting his chin on the rail as he fell He bit a chunk from his lip, and blood filled his mouth

“That’s better,” Jinn said, towering above the et up”

“You bastard,” the woman said

“Ah, the loyal wife,” Jinn said “This is why I know you will do as I say Because if either one of you disobeys, I will cause excruciating pain to the other”

“You don’t need to do this,” Marchetti begged “I’ll pay you for our release and the release of ive you a fortune I have millions, close to a hundred million in liquid assets, money that Matson and Otero don’t have access to Just let us leave”

“A long tio I heard someone make a similar proposal,” Jinn said “All that I have for one child I now realize why the offer was denied Your bid is a drop in the bucket It is less to me”

Jinn turned back toward the control roonal the horde, bring it to the surface”

“Are you sure about this?” Zarrina asked

Jinn had waited long enough already “Our ability to affect the weather had been li the horde beneath the surface To fulfill our destiny, not to mention our promises, we need to cool the ocean more quickly”

“What about the Aer problems to deal with than these people from NUMA”

“Otero has plotted the paths, altitudes and transits of every spy and weather satellite that crosses this section of the ocean By directing the horde fronal them to rise and drop back at far more precise intervals than we could fro They will disappear again before the eyes of the world ever turn their way”

“Sounds complicated,” she said

“Less so than you would think,” Jinn insisted “This is the open ocean Aside fro at The world’s spy satellites are ai the armies and oil of the Middle East They study Iran and Syria and Iraq, they count Russian tanks and aircraft near the Caspian Sea or Aroups in the Persian Gulf”

He looked to Otero “How long is the current ?”

Otero checked his computer “We have fifty-three e”