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out engines. He’s thinking anything but U.S. nuke. Ordinarily, he would
be correct. If we play it right, I think we can take advantage of that kind of
thinking.”
“We make ourselves so noisy that no Sonar Operator in his right mind
would even think about classifying us as a stealth destroyer?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Chief, have you ever read Poe?”
“Sir?”
“Edgar Allen Poe. He was one of the early horror writers. Some say
that he’s still never been equaled.”
“I read The Telltale Heart in high school. And what was that poem?
The Raven, I think …”
“I had in mind a different story,” the captain said. “Your idea smacks
of Poe’s Purloined Letter. You should read it, when this is over. It’s a
story about how to hide things in plain sight.”
“I’ll do that, sir.”
The captain nodded. “Good. Now, let’s see how obnoxiously noisy we
can make ourselves.”