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d leave Blue Base when this was over。 Except Kurtz�察�that was。
    'Carry on�察�Citizen Perlmutter。 In the name of the government�察�I order you to carry on。'
    Archie Perlmutter watched Kurtz continue on toward the bus�察�where Underhill ´ a squat jug of a man ´ was climbing off。 Never in his life had he been so utterly delighted to see a man's back。


2

'Hello�察�boss��' Underhill said。 Like the rest�察�he wore a plain green coverall�察�but like Kurtz�察�he also wore a sidearm。 Sitting in the bus were roughly two dozen men�察�most of them just finishing an early lunch。
    'What have they got there�察�buck��' Kurtz asked。 At six´foot´six he towered above Underhill�察�but Underhill probably outweighed him by seventy pounds。
    'Burger King。 We drove through。 I didn't think the bus would fit�察�but Yoder said it would�察�and he was right。 Want a Whopper�拭�They're probably a little on the cold side by now�察�but there must be a microwave in there someplace。' Underhill nodded toward the store。
    'I'll pass。 Cholesterol's not so good these days。'
    'Groin okay��' Six years before�察�Kurtz had suffered a serious groin´pull while playing racquetball�察�This had indirectly led to their only disagreement。 Not a serious one�察�Owen Underhill judged�察�but with Kurtz�察�it was hard to tell。 Behind the man's patented game´face�察�thoughts came and went at near light´speed�察�agendas were constantly being rewritten�察�and emotions were turning on a dime�察�There were people ´ quite a few of them�察�actually ´ who thought Kurtz was crazy。 Owen Underhill didn't know if he was or not�察�but he knew you wanted to be careful around this one。 Very。
    'As the Irish might put it��' Kurtz said�察�'me groin's foine。' He reached between his legs�察�gave his balls a burlesque yank�察�and favored Owen with that teeth´baring grin。
    'Good。'
    'And you�拭�Been okay��'
    'Me groin's foine��' Owen said�察�and Kurtz laughed。
    Now ing up the road�察�rolling slowly and carefully but having an easier time than the bus�察�was a brand´new Lincoln Navigator with three orange´clad hunters inside�察�hefty boys all three�察�gawking at the helicopters and the double´timing soldiers in their green coveralls。 Gawking at the guns�察�mostly。 Vietnam es to northern Maine�察�praise God。 Soon they would join the others in the Holding Area。
    Half a dozen men approached as the Navigator pulled up behind the bus�察�with its stickers reading BLUE DEVIL PRIDE and THIS VEHICLE STOPS AT ALL RR CROSSINGS。 Three lawyers or bankers with their own cholesterol problems and fat stock portfolios�察�lawyers or bankers pretending to be good old boys�察�under the impression ��of which they would soon be disabused�� that they were still in an America at peace。 Soon they would be in the barn ��or the corral�察�if they craved fresh air���察�where their Visa cards would not be honored。 They would be allowed to keep their cell phones。 They wouldn't work this far up in the willywags�察�but hitting REDIAL might keep them amused。
    'You plugged in tight��' Kurtz asked。
    'I think so�察�yes。'
    'Still a quick study��'
    Owen shrugged。
    'How many people in the Blue Zone altogether�察�Owen��'
    'We estimate eight hundred。 No more than a hundred in Zones Prime A and Prime B。'
    That was good�察�assuming no one slipped through。 In terms of possible contamination�察�a few slips wouldn't matter ´ the news�察�at least so far�察�was good on that score。 In terms of information management�察�however�察�it would not be good at all。 It was hard to ride a phooka horse these days。 Too many people with videocams。 Too many TV station helicopters。 Too many watching eyes。
    Kurtz said�察�'e inside the store。 They're setting me up a 'Bago�察�but it's not here yet。'
    'Un momento��' Underhill said�察�and dashed up the steps of the bus。 When he came back down�察�he had a grease´spotted Burger King sack in his hand and a tape recorder over his shoulder on a strap。
    Kurtz nodded toward the bag。 'That stuff'll kill you。'
    'We're starring in The War of the Worlds and you're worried about high cholesterol��'
    Behind them�察�one of the newly arrived mighty hunters was saying he wanted to call his lawyer�察�which probably meant he was a banker。 Kurtz led Underhill into the store。 Above them�察�the flashlights were back�察�running their glow over the bottoms of the clouds�察�jumping and dancing like animated characters in a Disney cartoon。


3

Old Man Gosselin's office smelled of salami�察�cigars�察�beer�察�Musterole�察�and sulfur ´ either farts or boiled eggs�察�Kurtz reckoned。 Maybe both。 There was also a smell�察�faint but discernible�察�of ethyl alcohol。 The smell of them。 It was everywhere up here now。 Another man might have been tempted to ascribe that smell to a bination of nerves and too much imagination�察�but Kurtz had never been overburdened with either。 In any case�察�he did not believe the hundred or so square miles of forestland surrounding Gosselin's Country Market had much future as a viable ecosystem。 Sometimes you just had to sand a piece of furniture down to the bare wood and start again。
    Kurtz sat behind the desk and opened one of the drawers。 A cardboard box with CHEM/U。S。/IO UNITS stamped on it lay within。 Good for Perlmutter。 Kurtz took it out and opened it。 Inside were a number of small plastic masks�察�the transparent sort that fitted over the mouth and nose。 He tossed one to Underhill and then put one on himself�察�quickly adjusting the elastic straps。
    'Are these necessary��' Owen asked。
    'We don't know。 And don't feel privileged�察�in another hour�察�everyone is going to be wearing them。 Except for the John Q's in the Holding Area�察�that is。'
    Underhill donned his mask and adjusted the straps without further ment。 Kurtz sat behind the desk with his head leaning back against the latest piece of OSHA paperwork ��post it or die�� taped to the wall behind him。
    'Do they work��' Underhill's voice was hardly muffled at all。 The clear plastic did not fog with his breathing。 It seemed to have no pores or filters�察�but he found he could breathe easily enough。
    'They work on Ebola�察�they work on anthrax�察�they work on the new super´cholera。 Do they work on Ripley�拭�Probably。 If not�察�we're tucked�察�soldier。 In fact�察�we may be tucked already。 But the clock is running and the game is on。 Should I hear the tape you've doubtless got in that thing over your shoulder��'
    'There's no need for you to hear all of it�察�but you ought to taste�察�I think。'
    Kurtz nodded�察�made a spinning motion in the air with his forefinger Oike an ump signalling a home run�察�Owen thought���察�and leaned back further in Gosselin's chair。
    Underhill unslung the tape recorder�察�set it on the desk facing
    Kurtz�察�and pushed PLAY。 A toneless robot voice said�此�'NSA radio intercept。 Multiband。 62914A44。 This material is classified top secret。 Time of intercept 0627�察�November fourteen�察�two´zero´zero´one。 Intercept recording begins after the tone。 If you are not rated Security 91  Clearance One�察�please press STOP now。'
    'Please��' Kurtz said�察�nodding。 'Good。 That'd stop most unauthorized personnel�察�don't you think��'    
    There was a pause�察�a two´second beep�察�then a young woman's voice said�此�'One。 Two。 Three。 Please don't hurt us。 Ne tious blessez pas。' A two´second silence�察�and then a young man's voice said。 'Five。 Seven。 Eleven。 We are helpless。 Nous sommes sans d└fense。 Please don't hurt us�察�we are helpless。 Ne nous faites´'
    'By God�察�it's like a Berlitz language lesson from the Great Beyond��' Kurtz said。
    'Recognize the voices��' Underhill asked。
    Kurtz shook his head and put a finger to his lips。
    The next voice was Bill Clinton's。 'Thirteen。 Seventeen。 Nineteen。' In Clinton's Arkansas accent�察�the last one came out Nahnteen。 'There is no infection here。 Il n'y a pas d'infection ici。' Another two´second pause�察�and then Tom Brokaw spoke from the tape recorder。 'Twenty´three。 Twenty´seven。 Twenty´nine。 We are dying。 On se meurt�察�on cr┬ve。 We are dying。'
    Underhill pushed STOP。 'In case you wondered�察�the first voice is Sarah Jessica Parker�察�an actress。 The second is Brad Pitt。'
    'Who's he��'
    'An actor。'
    'Uh´huh。'
    'Each pause is followed by another voice。 All the voices are or would be recognizable to large segments of the people in this area。 There's Alfred Hitchcock�察�Paul Harvey�察�Garth Brooks�察�Tim Sample ´ he's a Maine´style humorist�察�very popular ´ and hundreds of others�察�some of which we haven't identified。'
    'Hundreds of others�拭�How long did this intercept last��'
    'Strictly speaking�察�it's not an intercept at all but a clear´band transmission which we have been jamming since 0800。 Which means a bunch of it got out�察�but we doubt if anyone who picked it up will have understood much of it。 And if they do´' Underhill gave a little What can you do shrug。 'It's still going on。 The voices appear to be real。 The few voiceprint parisons that were run are identical。 Whatever else they are�察�these guys could put Rich Little out of business。'
    The whup´whup´whup of the helicopters came clearly through the walls。 Kurtz could feel it as well as hear it。 Through the boards�察�through the OSHA poster�察�and from there into the gray meat that was mostly water�察�telling him to e on e on e on�察�hurry up hurry up hurry up。 His blood responded to it�察�but he sat quietly�察�looking at Owen Underhill。 Thinking about Owen Underhill。 Make haste slowly�察�that was a useful saying。 Especially when dealing with folks like Owen。 How's your groin�察�indeed。
    You fucked with me once�察�buck�察�Kurtz thought。 Maybe didn't cross my line�察�but by God�察�you scuffed at it�察�didn't you�拭�Yes�察�I think so。 And I think you'll bear watching。
    'Same four messages over and over��' Underhill said�察�and ticked them off on the fingers of his left hand。 'Don't hurt us。 We're helpless。 There's no infection here。 The last one´'
    'No infection��' Kurtz mused。 'Huh。 They've got their nerve�察�don't they��'
    He had seen pictures of the reddish´gold fuzz growing on all the trees around Blue Boy。 And on people。 Corpses�察�mostly�察�at least so far。 The techs had named it Ripley fungus�察�after the tough broad Sigourney Weaver had played in those space movies。 Most of them were too young to remember the other Ripley�察�who had done the 'Believe It or Not' feature in the newspapers。 'Believe It or Not' was pretty much gone�察�now

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