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He removed his socks and shoes, put on the sandals, stood up and swore?Goddamn it!? He kicked
off the sandals and shoved his bare feet back into his heavy rubber-soled shoesHe studied the
various cameras and their accessories, choosing the lightest but most complicated, and crossed the
straps over his chestJacques walked into the room carrying a small hand-held radio
?Where the hell did you come from? Miami Beach??
?Actually, a little north?say, Pompano
?Actually, you?re rightI?ve got people out there who?d swear you were old-time Key West
conservative Jason put the compact instrument into his breast pocket
?Where to now??
?After Ishmael, the kid I had you nod at
?Ishmael? I didn?t nod at Ishmael, you simply said I should nod my head at the entrance Bourne squeezed the automatic under his belt beneath the guayabera and looked
at the equipment brought from the tackle shopHe picked up the reel of one-hundred-test line and
the scaling knife, placing both in his pockets, then opened an empty camera case and put the two
distress flares insideIt was not everything he wanted, but it was enoughHe was not who he was
thirteen years ago and he was not so young even thenHis mind had to work better and faster than
his body, a fact he reluctantly acceptedDamn!
?That Ishmael?s a good boy,? said Marie?s brother?He?s pretty smart and strong as a prize
Saskatchewan steerI?m thinking of making him a guard in a year or so
?Try Harvard or Princeton if he does his job this afternoon
?Wow, that?s a wrinkleDid you know his father was the champion wrestler of the islands? Of
course, he?s sort of getting on now??
?Get the hell out of my way,? ordered Jason, heading for the door?You?re not exactly eighteen,
either!? he added, turning briefly before he let himself outWhat?s your problem??
?Maybe it?s the sandbar you never saw, Mr Bourne slammed the door as he ran out
into the hallway
Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
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