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As Laurent disappeared, Brèvard turned back to his breakfast but found he’d lost his appetite The last thing he needed was to be exposed before he was ready to move

Kurt and Joe rode in the back of Than Rang’s tractor trailer as it cruised along South Korean highway Route 3 Through the wonders of ress on his phone

“Still heading for the DMZ?” Joe asked

“Like a hoeon,” Kurt said

Forty-five e of the DMZ, they felt the truck gear down A series of twists and turns hway At the same time, Kurt’s reception went out and didn’t coe of the cell phone towers

He put the phone away and glanced over at Joe “You can forget about calling the cavalry, we’ve lost our signal”

“Great,” Joe muttered

Kurt eased froht was coh a hole in the truck’s h

“Any signs saying ‘Welcome to North Korea’?” Joe asked

“Not yet,” Kurt said “Mostly bright lights, and a rather funky smell”

Joe smelled it too “It smells like”

“Garbage,” Kurt said “We’re driving into a giant landfill I see overhead lights and du down Looks like half of Seoul’s trash is out there”

“One of Than Rang’s co

Kurt nodded “You knohat they say: Where there’s muck, there’s brass”

“Brass?”