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?You?re wrong, wrong!? screamed Marie, rushing toward him, grabbing his shirt and clenching
the fabric in her fistsHe promised me he was protected!?
?This just came from Langley,? said the younger brother, holding up the page of computer
printout?Holland called me a few minutes ago and said it was on its way overHe knew you had
to see itIt was picked up from Radio Moscow during the night and will be on all the broadcasts
and in the morning papers
Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
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?Give it to me!? she shouted defiantlyHe did so and gently held her shoulders, prepared to take
her in his arms and give what comfort he couldShe read the copy rapidly, then shook off his
hands, frowning, and walked back to the couch and sat downHer concentration was absolute; she
placed the paper on the coffee table and studied it as though it were an archaeological find, a scroll
perhapsI don?t know what to say?you know how I felt about him
?Yes, I know, JohnnyJacques?s astonishment, his sister looked up at him, a thin,
wan smile appearing on her lips?But it?s a little early for our tears, Bro
Jason Bourne?s alive and up to his tricks and that means David?s alive, too
My God, she can?t accept it, thought the brother, walking to the couch and kneeling beside the
coffee table in front of Marie, taking her hands in his?Sis, honey, I don?t think you understandI?ll
do everything possible to help you, but you?ve got to understand
?Bro, you?re very sweet but you haven?t read this closely?really closelyThe impact of the
message detracts from the subtextIn economics we call it obfuscation with a cloud of smoke and a
couple of mirrorsJacques released her hands and stood up?What are you talking about??
Marie picked up the Langley communiqu? and scanned it?After several confused, even
contradictory, accounts of what happened,? she said, ?described by people on the scene at this
armory, or whatever it is, the following is buried in the last paragraph?Among the personal effects
found on the slain assassin?s body was a map of Brussels and the surrounding area with the town of
Anderlecht circled in red Then it goes on to make the obvious connection with Teagarten?s
assassina
