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up a lot of space and contained bulky equipe tanks filled ater, sand, clay and various other soils

Conducting tsunami studies, seismic analyses and erosion experiments meant that sections of the lab were subjected to artificial earthquakes, weather and flooding and no one wanted overflow froh the ceiling above them

As Rudi Gunn stepped from the elevator and onto the laboratory floor, he was careful to look for puddles He found none and y departh the night and into theHe arrived first at the desk of Robert Henley

Henley was one of the hostly pale, Henley wore his blond hair long and his beard even longer It gave him the look of an emaciated Nordic prince

“Morning, Henley”

“Is it?” Henley asked “I’d hoped it was still dark outside”

“Sun’s just coe when I arrived So you and Priya have so to show me”

“We think we knohere the influx of water is co from”

“That’s good news,” Rudi said

Henley looked grim “You’d better hold off on that until you hear the details,” he said “I’ll let Priya explain It was her theory that we’ve been following”

Henley reached over to an intercom button and pressed it “Rudi’s here,” he said “Ready to tell him e’ve found?”

“Be right there,” an English voice replied

As Henley straightened soht of Priya Kash

Priya was Indian, born in Murown up in London She’d spent a year at Oxford before transferring to MIT She had dark eyes, high cheekbones and full lips Her th at the ht side of her nose where she’d recently had it pierced

It would have been easy to describe her as beautiful Easy and a disservice While she had classic features and an alluring smile, her beauty was secondary to her intellect and perhaps third in comparison to her determination