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Prologue “Yeah hello? “You’re awake then? What’s the matter? “Oh. “Eh... “Look... “I can hear that! “Well, you’re obviously you’re in one of your states. “Just wait... “Well, I’m on the bus coming from London. It’s packed. Some kind of bloody Christian outing by the looks of it. “Oh god. What? “So you’re home? “Brighton. “In about an hour, if this completely ridiculous driver gets his act together. The fucking bus is going at a snail’s pace. “What? You must be joking? “That’s about the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. “Look it’s very very crowded on the bus and I am in no mood for your whining, little one. “Well just pull yourself together. Don’t fall part on me while I’m on the fucking bus. “So? “Look. What’s the matter? Why are you crying? “Stop it. “What is it now? “Oh, Jesus. Here we go... “Yes... “Yes... I know. I know. Yes. “Well, what do you expect? “You get yourself into these situations all by yourself. You’ve got no one to blame except yourself. “No, it’s you. “It’s you. 6
“Stop trying to put the blame onto other people, for god’s sake. You know it’s you. You are totally pathetic in that kind of situation. Yes... You do... “Of course he doesn’t like you. Who would when you go on like this? “Look sit down and have a glass of wine and pop a pill or something. You are just making it worse for yourself by crying on and on like this. “Well why would anyone be interested in you? “No, you have got to starting using that little sponge you call a brain. Consider it, that’s why the good Lord gave it to us, you know? “Oh fuck. You have got to get over this. You have GOT. To GET. OVER. THIS. “No. “No. “No. “No, you see, there you go again, making excuses for yourself. Now I say to myself. Philip, you must be out of your mind to be answering the phone to this completely mad person. You have got to make her take responsibility for her own actions. You have to got to teach her to take responsibility for herself. “No, Jonathan hates you too. “He won’t have anything to do with you, so you might as well forget that. “Jonathan can’t stand you, because you are always snivelling. “Look. Stop snivelling. You’re a perfect wretch! Why don’t you go down to the corner shop and get yourself a bottle of whiskey or some other goddamn liquor, the cheaper the better... and just drink yourself unconscious. Do the world a favour. Then none of us will have to listen to your unbelievably pathetic whining. “Good! “Shut up! Listen to yourself. Why would anyone care? “Look you are embarrassing me. This is not a conversation that I want to have right now. “No. “No, you can’t. “Good, that’s better. “Yes. “Yes. “About an hour. And no, I’m not going to call you later, so don’t sit there expecting me to be there for you... I am fucking dying for the bog and it stinks in there. You wouldn’t believe. You’d think they’d clean the thing in a public place. “Get yourself out of the house. Get a fucking life... 7
Page 1: Slogans Mark Burgess
Page 4: © Mark Burgess 2005 mark@iu.hio.no
Page 9 and 10: Part 1 The Lighthouse and the Siren
Page 11 and 12: “I don’t know. Am I allowed to
Page 13 and 14: 2 Sara Vibeke Stensrud (best known
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 2 expenses. Useful, but lat
Page 17 and 18: Chapter 2 She pauses for too long.
Page 19 and 20: Chapter 2 A thought occurs to Vibe.
Page 21 and 22: Chapter 2 void. it does not make mu
Page 23 and 24: 3 Light rain and morning chill have
Page 25 and 26: Chapter 3 Den reaches up and lifts
Page 27 and 28: Chapter 3 GRASS. Here it says. ATTE
Page 29 and 30: Chapter 4 and relaxes, she might ne
Page 31 and 32: Chapter 4 place where she could sit
Page 33 and 34: Chapter 4 It doesn’t take long. T
Page 35 and 36: 5 STOP PRESS! The cat is out of the
Page 37 and 38: Chapter 5 Even from the start, Den
Page 39 and 40: Chapter 5 diplomacy engine, so as t
Page 41 and 42: Chapter 5 favourite movie scenarios
Page 43 and 44: Chapter 5 She looks confused but sm
Page 45 and 46: Chapter 5 “I understand that. But
Page 47 and 48: Chapter 5 “I have a proposition f
Page 49 and 50: Chapter 6 An immigrant refugee with
Page 51 and 52: Chapter 6 He falls back into the en
Page 53 and 54: Chapter 7 the midst of this virtual
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Chapter 7 “Not many. it seems qui
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Chapter 7 Mary is programmed to eng
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Chapter 7 Obviously a coding error.
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8 It is cold. Rain is pouring from
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Chapter 8 Up there, in the roofing,
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Chapter 8 “I know what your job i
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Chapter 8 Bishop becomes suddenly s
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Chapter 8 independence. Every group
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Chapter 8 Dermot is with him now an
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Chapter 8 “I am not sure I like y
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Chapter 8 “Yes you do. You are on
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Chapter 8 “I though societies for
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Chapter 8 Autumnal hues are splashe
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9 They crowd into virtually anonymo
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10 Sunday morning. Den sees the fli
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Chapter 10 He drives up the swingin
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Chapter 10 “You’ve been to thes
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Chapter 10 “But of course, take h
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Chapter 10 Den sees that there is n
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Chapter 10 marionette for the US go
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Chapter 10 “Good. Then there is a
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Chapter 10 “So how is your work h
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11 Reboot. The morning greets Sara
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Chapter 11 “No,” she insists,
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Chapter 11 too quickly, up the fore
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Chapter 11 Still, she should never
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Chapter 11 So she studied. Long sto
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Chapter 11 The status of the two ro
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Chapter 12 Asia. With the fan in he
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Chapter 12 She begins to scan throu
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Chapter 12 She smiles. The person,
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Chapter 12 Little does he understan
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Chapter 12 “We are flattered that
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Chapter 12 “Micky - now! Come her
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Chapter 12 “You cannot remain her
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13 “And you will not help them?
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Chapter 13 failure of the Patriot a
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Chapter 13 the world, in bringing t
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Chapter 13 “Our aim is more subtl
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Chapter 13 Den acknowledges. “The
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Chapter 13 People are streaming out
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15 Dermot’s ex-colleague is weari
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Chapter 15 “Yes. An expert on the
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Chapter 15 other’s goods. You hav
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Chapter 15 for the Americans during
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Chapter 15 Dermot is cold. He goes
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Chapter 15 He hates them. They are
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16 “Good morning Europe! Another
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Chapter 17 “I reckon it’s prett
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Chapter 17 The panel moves around f
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Chapter 17 “I’m sorry, Mr. Lind
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Chapter 17 anything else. She can i
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Chapter 17 Her little VeiVeks have
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Chapter 17 Damn, she thinks. I wasn
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“Maybe another time.” Chapter 1
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Chapter 17 patches of ice frozen on
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Chapter 17 On the plateau, rainy sn
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18 Something is growing in the clou
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Chapter 18 This is just a part of h
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Chapter 18 bottled scents, perfumes
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Chapter 18 She found her way as far
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Chapter 18 Preeta always thought th
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Chapter 19 This wanton love child,
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Chapter 19 They seem friendly, fill
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Chapter 19 “Please, Den,” they
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Chapter 19 “You know, I meant to
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20 They do not come here to speak.
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Chapter 21 is crucial to Norway’s
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Chapter 21 “You mean apart from a
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Chapter 21 anti-social tendencies.
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Chapter 21 “No. not really. You k
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Chapter 21 himself from its charms.
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22 They drive her and her small sui
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Chapter 22 She takes the plunge int
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Chapter 22 They watch for a moment,
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Chapter 22 In Kuala Lumpur, she saw
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Chapter 22 How lonely it must be no
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23 At the Los Angeles airport termi
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Chapter 23 “Fine,” he says, and
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Chapter 24 “All right then, madam
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Chapter 25 He groans. Best not to g
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Chapter 25 His mobile rings. “Hel
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Chapter 25 “You know this girl?
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clarification of official policy on
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Chapter 25 What a shitty lot, Jonas
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Chapter 25 How does anyone live wit
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Time to get to the office. Chapter
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Chapter 25 “Look, man. You are ta
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Chapter 25 Next to the girls is an
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Chapter 25 “Yes, of course there
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Chapter 25 Jonas checks the caller
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26 Winter is edging towards her. Sn
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Chapter 26 but she can still guess
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Chapter 26 “Seriously, this is go
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Chapter 26 Speaking of that, Vibe t
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Chapter 26 She and Bea have had the
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Chapter 26 to work without their ce
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Chapter 26 hear a ringing tone that
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Chapter 26 herself firmly to the tr
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28 “Have you ever experienced loo
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Chapter 28 “Jonathan comes to us
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Chapter 28 Talking in general, “P
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Chapter 28 “Good. Our group’s l
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Chapter 28 “I expect that makes h
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29 Outside his office, he sees his
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Chapter 29 testing. Novarctic recko
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Chapter 29 Den frowns. “It was fi
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Chapter 29 “Having them pay us to
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Chapter 29 “Well, I don’t know.
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Chapter 29 She looks quizzical and
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Chapter 29 For the first time, sinc
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Chapter 29 “That’s a pretty wea
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Chapter 29 She rises up, pulling he
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30 A fluffy white face is peering a
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Chapter 30 “We thought perhaps yo
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Chapter 30 She smiles or grimaces,
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Chapter 30 up and go straight to th
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Chapter 30 The officers’ eyes que
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Chapter 30 “And you’re stuck wi
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31 The pitter-pattering of wintery
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Chapter 31 Then there is this other
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Chapter 31 Henrik walks by his desk
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Chapter 31 He finds her flat in a s
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people like that, right? “So he w
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Chapter 31 Is she asking him? Or as
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Chapter 32 The officer points a sor
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Chapter 32 They pass fake statues i
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Chapter 32 “You don’t have to c
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Chapter 32 “Nothing, and that’s
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Chapter 32 So what are we going to
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Chapter 32 “The ministry has over
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Chapter 32 weapon openly and scowls
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34 Preeta’s first days with the t
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Chapter 34 Preeta clicks on the lin
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Chapter 34 “Dermot?” A nagging
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Chapter 34 “All right,” she say
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Chapter 34 She suppresses a sigh.
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Chapter 34 She demonstrates the vis
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Chapter 34 She passes through the c
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irresistible? Or to dampen out the
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Chapter 34 stands out. Do not cower
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Chapter 34 “It means we need to c
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Chapter 34 “Ivar, if the police f
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Chapter 35 mountainside. The bedclo
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Chapter 35 They have been asking he
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Chapter 35 Vibe has spent a lot of
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Chapter 35 She nods. “There is a
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36 “Why the hell are they using t
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Chapter 36 to government. The Ameri
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Chapter 36 “Hello, everyone. Mr.
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Chapter 36 “Sure. From both insid
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Chapter 36 “From Interpol.” “
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Chapter 36 Ah yes, he diverted his
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Chapter 36 “Are you not already f
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Chapter 36 “So what’s with the
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37 Blinding fog haunts the cobbled
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Chapter 37 “Hence analogy or anal
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Chapter 37 Her question had been an
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idea, not something that just anyon
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Chapter 37 An eyebrow is raised.
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38 Jonas stands in the meeting room
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Chapter 38 groups of academics the
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Chapter 38 “Cute.” “The head
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Chapter 38 descended back into the
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Chapter 38 “As far as we can tell
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39 “Mummy?” “Yes, honey?”
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Chapter 40 “Right. I seem to be p
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Chapter 40 “How so?” “You cre
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Chapter 40 His mobile alerts him to
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Chapter 40 Dennis Morris is greeted
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Chapter 40 “Alas governments do n
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Chapter 40 “Well, I’m assuming
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Chapter 40 “Governments are losin
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Chapter 40 “I know academics comp
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Chapter 40 “My point is that we m
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Chapter 40 He decides a conciliator
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Chapter 40 She looks grave for a fr
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Chapter 41 “Nothing much.” The
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Chapter 41 Dermot sees effect of th
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Chapter 41 leather coats, and black
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Chapter 41 with small tea-candles f
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Chapter 41 “There’s a lot of Tu
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Chapter 41 “Them and their small
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Chapter 41 crimson. There is the sh
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Chapter 41 Preeta says: “Boys. Be
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Chapter 41 join in. She dances with
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42 Imagine a conversation, the firs
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Chapter 42 “I need to think. I go
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“Forget it.” Chapter 42 * “Al
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Chapter 42 “Indeed it does. Profe
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Chapter 42 “Respect for the engin
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Chapter 42 “What you are saying d
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44 Project funding cancelled. Messa
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Chapter 44 Say nice things... In ot
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REPLY: YES. HALF WAY THROUGH A PHD
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Chapter 44 She checks the time. Jus
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Chapter 44 She is looking forward t
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POST OFFICE TELEGRAM: YOUR BAGGAGE,
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Chapter 45 It never rains, but it p
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Chapter 45 He smiles. “Yes. Two d
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Chapter 45 Hello! I’m here... .
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Chapter 45 They sit around a table
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Chapter 45 “We have to respect th
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Chapter 45 “You wish. It’s one
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46 Cathy Kim is standing in the dry
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Chapter 47 always been a religious
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Chapter 47 Dean simply stares back
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Chapter 47 She changed him, his vie
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Chapter 47 “I don’t think it’
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49 One has to admit, there is a cer
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Chapter 49 supposed to get from Jon
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Chapter 49 “C’est la guerre.”
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480 “Hope?” He nods. “For us.
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51 “An influence agent, or succub
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Chapter 51 “Trust has to start so
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Chapter 51 She awakens with a start
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Chapter 51 single individual. Of co
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Chapter 51 “I could probably figu
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Chapter 51 Preeta. “Yes. I think
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Chapter 52 “At the expense of pri
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Chapter 52 “But the game consorti
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Chapter 52 broken bone: the cup of
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Chapter 52 We don’t do that anymo
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Chapter 52 “No. Specialists. They
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Chapter 52 “Hmm. Is education per
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54 Dermot is thinking that he would
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to spend time and worry thinking ab
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Chapter 54 “What’s she like?”
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Chapter 54 “It is reason enough t
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Chapter 54 “I was reading some of
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Chapter 54 As he is working, she fl
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Chapter 54 He is shell shocked. He
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55 RENT YOUR OWN PRIVATE VILLA IN S
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Chapter 56 and centres. Kids of aro
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Chapter 56 Good intentions fraught
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Chapter 56 We are their chance to l
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Chapter 56 supposed to preserve lif
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Chapter 56 Jonas walks along Karl J
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In the chill, it begins to snow. Ch
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Chapter 56 how. Let’s just say th
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Chapter 56 “This pressure to dive
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Chapter 56 Jonas pulls himself back
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Chapter 56 “Don’t believe it,
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impressionist. You might be lucky a
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Chapter 56 Later Jonas feels suffic
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57 Vibe is playing with the sims, t
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of police databases. Just the previ
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Chapter 57 players. That seems to t
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58 The Senator’s limo careers rap
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Chapter 58 Americans won’t pay ta
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Chapter 58 “Don’t believe in th
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59 In the dream, Dermot is riding a
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YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON! LIVE LI
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60 Jonas feels about him the weakne
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61 There is a gnawing in the wall,
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Chapter 61 She nods. “Good idea.
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62 It is May, soon to be summer, an
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Chapter 62 But why should he care a
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Chapter 62 People don’t ask each
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Chapter 62 Jonas shrugs. “I don
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Chapter 62 chess, he will be discar
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Chapter 62 Another doorbell warbles
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Chapter 62 “I used to go to the D
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Chapter 62 fascination for him. It
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Chapter 62 A few years from now...
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