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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 64lowed had to say where and when they checked, how theychecked, and why they thought they weren't followed. All <strong>of</strong> thiswould be drawn with special markers on the Plexiglas over themaps.The cadets would report, usually the next morning, and after all15 had finished, we'd be told who was and who wasn't followed.It was just as important to know that you weren't followed as itwas to know that you were. If you think you were followed, butyou weren't, you can't proceed. In Europe, for example, if a katsasaid he was followed, the station would cease to operate for amonth or two until it could be checked out. It's dangerous to sayyou were followed, because it naturally raises the question <strong>of</strong> whowould be following you, and why.We were also told that the houses where we lived were safehouses. We had to make sure we were not followed when we lefthome in the morning or returned at night. For all intents andpurposes, the Academy was a station and our own homes werethe safe houses.A route was divided into two main parts. You usually planned iton a map. You'd leave a place and act completely naturally. You'dlook for vantage points — a place where you had a reason to be,and from where you could see the place you came from butnobody could see you. Suppose a dentist was on the third floor <strong>of</strong>a building. On that floor was a window overlooking the street youcame from. If you'd done a little zigzag to get there, you'd notice ifsomebody was following you. From that window, you'd see himlook and then wait.If I was being followed by a team and I'd come out <strong>of</strong> a hotel, I'd beboxed in. So I'd walk briskly in a straight line for five minutes, tostring out their box. Then I'd do a zigzag into a building, take alook from my vantage point, and watch them getting reorganized.What I had to do next was break any coincidence factor. So I'd geton a bus, ride to another section <strong>of</strong> town, and do it again. I'd do itvery slowly to give them a chance to join me.One thing you never wanted to do if you were being fol-

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