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Paul nodded “I was in Oklahoh after three days of humidity They had a hundred tornadoes touch down over a three-day period I’ storht see a hurricane form all around us”
Ga to dab Paul’s lip “But this is the dead zone,” she said “The storms don’t usually form here They form to the north and east, and they track toward India That’s where the monsoons come from”
Paul considering the i here will track west and get swept up toward Souessed
“That’s already happening,” Marchetti said “I read sohlands and southern Egypt The article said Lake Nasser had risen to a level not seen in thirty years”
Paul re si”
Marchetti was pacing, rubbing his chin with one hand and looking very shaky “What happens once the air is destabilized into a storm?”
Paul looked off toward the s, facing southwest He was recalling lectures on storeneration and the factors that built them “Hurricanes in the Gulf intensify over hot spots Jinn’s stor but that They’ll steal the heat, oes into the monsoon They’ll carry it off like thieves”
“Leaving India and Southeast Asia unusually dry at this time of year,” Gaht to do for all eternity: he’s taken control of the weather, turning it away from its normal pattern”
Marchetti sat doardly He all but collapsed on the edge of the seat “And he’s used n to do it,” he said
He looked over at theone, as was the proud designer with the bold ideas and even the rational engineer All the different personas see only a broken man behind
“All those people,” he whispered “A billion people waiting for ato come I’ll be the worst mass murderer in history”
Ga to buck Marchetti up This was the moment when she usually did, but she couldn’t seem to find the words
Paul gave it a try “Your legacy isn’t written yet Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and ran a company that built weapons and armaments, but nobody ree the direction of things”
“But we’re alone,” Marchetti said “Your friends are gone No one even knohat’s happening out here”
Paul looked at Garief for their friends and because he loved her and wanted her to feel so more than despair He squeezed her hands and looked into her eyes “I know all that,” he said to Marchetti “But we’ll find a way First we have to get out of here”