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That could come in handy, he mused.<br />

Having made a mental note of what time the center opened, 47 walked east, turned into a<br />

waterfront shopping complex, and entered an upscale restaurant. Predictably enough the interior<br />

boasted a nautical theme, the menu emphasized seafood, and the waitstaff wore blue polo shirts,<br />

white slacks, and deck shoes.<br />

The assassin ordered wild salmon and a glass of ice water, then settled back to wait. It was dark<br />

outside the windows, so there was nothing to do but watch the people seated around him;<br />

individuals whose existences focused on office politics, leaky roofs, and demanding children–all<br />

of them variables to be circumvented or exploited. Unpredictable objects that could block a<br />

shot, suddenly morph into a counterassassin, or be used for cover should it become necessary.<br />

There had been a relationship with another living being once. Not with a human, but with the<br />

mouse that had lived in the wall near his bed and emerged each night to collect the crumbs the<br />

little boy brought him from the asylum's spartan dining room. Though never really tame, the<br />

rodent would stare up at its benefactor through beady black eyes as it ate whatever treat it had<br />

been given.<br />

The relationship lasted for about a month, but came to an abrupt end when 47 returned one<br />

evening to find the dead mouse lying across his pillow. Its head was matted with dried blood,<br />

and its eyes were glassy. That was when one of his clone brothers erupted into laughter, the rest<br />

of them followed suit, and the bond between 47 and his pet ended the way all relationships<br />

must. In death.<br />

“Here's your salmon, sir,” a female voice said, and 47 snapped back into the present as his food<br />

arrived. The meal was better than he had expected.<br />

The night in the motel wasn't.<br />

* * *<br />

It was raining when the assassin arose the next morning.<br />

Seattle was known for its rain, which often manifested as little more than an intermittent mist,<br />

but this was the real thing. The Volvo's wipers made a soft slapping sound as he drove to the<br />

local Denny's restaurant, which in the absence of a mom-and-pop option, would have to do.<br />

After a “grand-slam” breakfast, it was time to return to the Center for Wooden Boats, park the<br />

sedan, and make his way down onto the floating dock.<br />

Classic wooden boats were moored to the right and the left. Many had rainwater sloshing<br />

around under the floorboards. A seaplane roared as it passed overhead and made a neat<br />

two-point landing on the steel-gray lake beyond, one of a fleet of such planes that ferried people<br />

to and from the San Juan Islands, about 80 miles to the north.<br />

A left, a right, and a short walk carried 47 out to a cedar-sheathed structure labeled BOAT<br />

HOUSE. The door to the office stood open, and with the exception of a single attendant, the

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