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“And the internet as well,” the woe”

“Or 1993,” her husband said

Paul had to laugh at that The Stone Age was not that far back, apparently “Are the landlines still working?”

“That’s e used,” the Canadian woman said “Called from the hotel”

He thanked them for the information and sat down beside Gamay “Guess what?”

“I heard,” she said “So out all the stops Think all this is for us?”

“Seems that way,” he said “With the whole city in an electronic deep freeze, we’re going to have a proble this information out We can’t even use an internet café like we did in Cajamarca”

Gaht ahead “Not everything is frozen”

She pointed to a small TV screen in the back of the seat It was tuned to the international feed of CNN A reporter was conducting a live broadcast, referencing the internet blackout and the terrorist danger

“The networks are still up,” she said “They have their own satellites Direct links to Washington and New York bureaus If we could borrow one for just a minute”

She didn’t need to finish Paul knehat she was getting at “It’ll be risky, but I’ve never known a reporter who didn’t want a world-class scoop If weto help”

“And if we could find a mobile truck,” she added, “ouldn’t even have to set foot in a big, easy-to-surround building”

Paul turned his eyes back to the reporter on the screen “That shouldn’t be too hard Recognize th

e location?”

“Should I?”