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“Okay, Austin, I’ to assuh to open your mouth about what you’ve seen here But if you’re not sure you can stay quiet, I can find a nice ovenlike jail out beyond the Black Stump where you can sit and think about it to your heart’s content”

Kurt wasn’t sure where exactly the Black Stump was, but it sounded far away Like a trip to Siberia only hotter

“I re? See a hypnotist to forget this ever happened? That’s fine too Just show me the way out, and I can head to the beach like I intended But you ht want to check your own ranks for a leak because so down”

Hayley and Bradshaw exchanged a glance So unspoken passed between them

Bradshaw turned back to Kurt “Not likely,” he said with a sed subjects “But since you’re here, maybe you’d care to offer your professional opinion”

“On what?”

“Start with the deadto you?”

Kurt looked at the setup once again They were prepared to digest a lot of information At least three analysts were on-site, plus Bradshaw Whatever they were hoping for, it came in short Way short

“Only what I told Hayley,” he said

“We’re dealing with a threat to Australian national security,” Bradshaw insisted “Maybe even to other countries We have four dead contacts, two before this event One of the equipround”

“That’s right,” Kurt said “In Greek y”

He glanced at the desk where the laptop was “As you’ve no doubt discovered, it’s a ods But unless you know so to tell you, I doubt he meant it literally Tartarus is probably a code word or a cipher for soave you”

Bradshaw took a second to digest this and then waved Kurt over to the conference table “You claiineer These look like sche a bell?”

Kurt studied the cryptic papers There was sowas obscured and sibberish He saw conize The second page was definitely part of a schematic, but it seemed to describe a circular-shaped dome

“Afraid not,” Kurt said Despite his earlier guess, he couldn’t i at