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The navigator tapped the screen, and the orovich spotted a yellow dot directly in their path

“Heard Island,” the navigator said

By tapping the screen at the island’s location, Kirov was able to bring up a block of information about it

“Australian territory,” he said, reading from the screen “Volcanic Last appreciable eruption 2005 Covered in glaciers and completely uninhabited”

Kirov looked up, a grin plastered from ear to scabbed-over ear “That’s it,” he said “Heard Island is the target That’s where Thero’s hiding Austin finally showed his hand We can kill hi about them”

Gregorovich didn’t like the idea of losing his counterweight Nor did he think, after proving so crafty for so long, that Austin would have been du his secret with such ease

“Zoom out,” he ordered

The Vietnaain Another set of dots appeared These were roughly two hundred and seventy miles beyond Heard Island, directly on the sarees

Austin hadboth islands simultaneously

“French Southern and Antarctic lands,” the navigator said

“What kind of a name is that?” Kirov blurted

“One you won’t forget, I trust,” Gregorovich said “The sa on either one Or Austin could take us a little closer and then turn us in a new direction We can’t kill him until we know for sure”

“And once we know for sure?”

“Can you not think orovich asked “Suppose Thero’s lab is on Heard Island Our orders are to destroy it with a nuclear weapon It’s Australian territory Do you not see the advantage of leaving a few charred and radiated American bodies at the outer limit of such a blast?”

Kirov nodded