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As Gamay spoke, Melanie Anderson seeining a headline “How bad will it get?”

“We can’t be certain,” Gaation But if you have any concept of how important the oceans are to food production, weather patterns and even national stability, you’ll understand that this could be the opening phase in a catastrophe of unrivaled proportions”

“‘Unrivaled proportions,’” she said “Not bad You could have a future in the copy game”

“Ms Anderson,” Gamay said

“Call me Mel”

“I’ the truth,” Gamay said “Think about it They’ve shut off the internet, shut off the phones and surrounded every Western consulate in Shanghai with soldiers and police They’ve even closed the train stations and airports This isn’t about keeping so in And that so is the information we have At this point, you and your satellite dish are the only hope we have for getting this information back to America”

Ga to the hero Paul took another tactic “It’s the story of a lifetinetworks You’ll be hosting 20/20 next year, not reporting on Bigfoot or alien abductions You et your own show”

She laughed “Maybe Assu you two aren’t a couple of lunatics”

“We have video and sonar data,” Ga it over “Judge for yourself”

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WASHINGTON, DC

RUDI GUNN arrived at the White House after being suested it wasn’t going to be a pleasant visit

After a brief wait, he was ushered inside the Oval Office, where he stood respectfully until directed to sit The President sat behind the big desk, reviewing solasses Vice President Sandecker stood beside him

Jaht for Rudi, since he’d run NUMA before accepting the offer to overnment But Sandecker’s face was stern and Rudi felt no warmth from his old boss

The President pushed the paperwork aside, took his glasses off and looked across the desk “Rudi, you kno eneral and your leadership in particular So, it pains me to ask you this, butwhat in the name of God are your people up to in Asia?”