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Joe tried another tactic “How about this,” he said “There are five trucks out there Identical flatbeds, with tarps over the top They were heading north, carrying yellow barrels in the back, drums filled with a silvery sandlike substance Find them and detain them, question the drivers I’m sure you’ll discover they have no visas, passports or credit cards either”

“Ah yes,” the major said scornfully He picked up a notepad and scanned it under the harsh lighting

“The fivefor theave us your story By air, by car, on foot There are no trucks out there to be found Not here Not in any warehouse large enough to hide them Not near the dam or on the shore of the lake Not even on the road back to Marsa Alaination”

Joe sighed in frustration He had no idea where the flatbeds could have gone Edo’s

The major tossed the notepad aside “Why don’t you tell us what you’re really up to?”

“I’ out of frustration as he’d ever been “Can you at least inspect the dam?”

“Inspect it?”

“Yeah,” Joe said “Look for leaks, look for daht be out of the ordinary”

The hter and nodding “An excellent idea”

“It is?”

“Yes That’s just e’ll do”

“We?”

“Of course,” the arette out at last “Hoill I knohat to look for if I don’t bring you along?”

Joe wasn’t sure he liked this idea

“Guards,” the major shouted