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From the Preface
The plight of the tiny Cessna would have proven infinitely more interesting had any of the guests thought to watch its departure through binoculars. Just as the plane passed from the ability of the naked eye to see it, it seemed to pass through a wave of distorted air. The wave had little aerodynamic effect on the plane, its two passengers barely noticing the small bump it caused. They placed the blame for the shudder on the already faltering engine.
But to an observer, had there been one, it was as though the atmosphere was curved at that point, and one's vision along with it. For a brief moment it was as though the plane was being viewed through a curved lens.
The plane did not dive. But in the twinkling of an eye, it vanished.
From Chapter 9
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gurgled and the tips of her fingers quivered as blood from her face and the
back of her skull slowly dribbled down among the keys. The small sizzling sounds
from within the monitor became less audible, slowly but surely decreasing, until
they ceased.
They seemed to be acting as some
kind of poetic indicator, bearing witness to the life that slowly drained from
???'s body.
From Chapter 13
Without notice or any trace of warning, Ivetta No stepped forward and lowered her weapon at the larger of the two crew, Tony Barren. There came a low muffled burble from the dull green gun, and she opened up the chest of his wetsuit.
From Chapter 14
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seized ????? tightly by the upper arm and brought a heel down heavily on the
back of one of her calves. She dropped with a thud to her knees and whimpered
in pain. ????? in turn brought his heel down hard on her calf muscle to prevent
her from moving away. Then he let go the arm and took a bundle of her blond
hair and lifted hard, holding her upright. He pointed his gun at the side of
her head, the silencer beginning to mingle with her hair.
Tears of anguish flowed from the
hardened ?????'s eyes. "Mister... please! Don't hurt her, please! I'll
give you the number. Please! Just don't hurt her!"
From Chapter 15
...the president prepared to leave,
desiring to know the progress of every minute. "I'm sorry, Lou, but my
decision is made and my chiefs concur. In any case, you'll know whether I am
right soon enough."
Like the voice of doom, like a death
knell, the computer's cold and emotionless voice echoed the tragic words of
condemnation in Lou Fredericks' ears.
"Twenty-two minutes to initial
strike."
From Chapter 16
Caught in the crossfire of the two Chinese, the intruding agent found his arm wrenched away from his face by another burst of crashing lead. Before he could return the injured arm to its place, he felt something crash into his forehead, this time even more cruel and damaging than before. He fell face first to the deck, and never did it occur to him that he was dead.
From Chapter 19
Kriesler read the words about how God had restored and multiplied Job's fortunes, and wondered if God could do that for him. It penetrated his mind with small rays of hope to think that God might set him free from prison. But how much could he hope for? After all, surely all was lost already.
From Chapter 19
"And the attack on China...?"
"It's happening as we speak.
There is no lie... several hours ago there began a civil uprising in China.
The people, the armed forces, everyone is revolting. The entire leadership,
as best we can tell, has fled, Lou. So for these hours the nation is without
leadership. Just for a few hours we have a window of opportunity when they are
vulnerable as never before."
"So you are going to declare
world war...!"
From Chapter 21
"I will make myself a curse to your people forever," he seethed and gurgled through blood stained teeth. ????? did not reply. Already he could feel a hollow weakening feeling growing within his chest and stomach and he knew instinctively that his heart had been punctured. It felt as though his intestines were falling from his body, as his mind immediately began to lose its sharpness.
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