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the smaller nets & the stuff we ve already run?
Tal smiled. We started doing that this afternoon, ser.
Good and thank you.
He nodded and was gone.
Then came the calls to the security stations. Security, this is Director
Alwyn. Prepare to seal the structure. Report when ready to seal. You will have
one minute when notified. Notification could come at any time in the next
twenty-four hours.
Again, I was glad for Father s prescience. Had he foreseen this? Or just
worried about a Federal Union takeover?
The security stations began to report back in.
I made a general announcement. This is the director general. Because of the
unsettled nature of the area, as evidenced by attacks on UniComm personnel and
their homes, we have prepared to seal the structure at any time. We will
remain on system power for now.
I flicked on InstaNews & all that was running was a follow-up on the Hylo
eruption, and a quick cut on the world korfball championships.
AllNews was better.
& the firebombing of Alwyn s home was accomplished with Federal Service type
incendiary rockets and fine-focus lasers & transportation was by heavy-duty
rough terrain flitter-gliders,available only by permit or to Federal Service
agencies & allthis indicates a high degree of sophistication.&
& rioting has broken out here in Quecity & and the Sante retail distribution
outlets are among those ravaged.&
& Secretary Director Alfonso has mobilized Federal Service troops in Noram and
in Ankorplex & consideration isbeing given to additional mobilizations.&
And you didn t think much would happen? asked Majora.
It hasn t yet, I pointed out. We have no evidence. We have no links. All we
have is violence and riots that we ve generated, and I could be looking at a
long incarceration and maybe even brain-damping. I took a long and deep
breath. Why don t you lie down on the couch? It s going to be a long night.
Why don t you?
Because I m wound up like an overstressed gyro. The metaphor wasn t correct.
My mind was spinning like an overstressed gyro, and even my words didn t
follow.
So am I.
So we sat behind the conference table, next to each other, and watched the
disaster slowly spread still without any evidence appearing that would link
the PST group to the attacks or the subtle coup I knew was being implemented.
Chapter 88
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By the time dawn arrived, Majora and I had both tried the couch and the floor
and dozed some. She was napping on the couch, fitfully, and I was slumped over
the cherry wood desk, its surface smudged and far from polished perfection.
The gatekeeper clinged, and, noting the Civil Authority ID, I wearily
acknowledged, Daryn Alwyn.
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The image was that of the hard-faced Civil Authority officer. He was smiling,
but not particularly maliciously. This is Officer Krag. I thought you d like
to know, Director. We followed up on those gliders that attacked your
assistant s dwelling. They were Federal Service units, and apparently the
self-destruct mechanism didn t work fully on one. We ve been able to trace
that to a commando unit commanded by a Subcommander TanUy. He s the second son
of a Darwyn TanUy. We have a discovery order in, but I thought you should
know.
Now what could I do? Thank you, officer. I appreciate that. Given the current
situation, unless there is some sort of documentary backup &
Krag nodded. You should have our report in an hour or so. It could be sooner.
It s also been filed with the Noram advocate general and the secretary
director s office. While this is not material of an absolute evidentiary
standard that would prove any connection, it is a simple and verified fact,
and there are some of us who feel it should be public knowledge, since you as
the injured party could request it in any case.
I understood. If UniComm didn t broadcast the findings, the CA would be
ordered to cover it up, or at least a strong suggestion would be made. As
soon as we have the material, we will be more than happy to act to ensure any
and all information in the public interest is revealed to the public.
Krag nodded. I thought you would like to know, ser.
I thought he appeared relieved as he broke the connection.
Majora looked at me. They re cracking. TanSen is really worried about you and
UniComm.
It won t be long before the Federal Union weighs in, and it s not likely to
be on our side, I said dryly.
Why? Because Federal Service commandos were used against us?
And because we re having an effect, and there s still not much evidence.
They ll want to close us down before it turns up. I gestured toward the holo
display carrying the latest AllNews stories.
& The pre-select enclave in Tyanjin was destroyed early this morning when mobs
commandeered heavy construction equipment
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