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Chapter 66

           OnthepretextthatIwaswritingatravelbook,Igottothedepartmentwherethewarcrimesrecordswerefiled;andwithinfifteenminutesIhadinmyhandsacopyofthereporttherealAntonhadwritten.Isatdownandreadit;itwasall,ineverydetail,asConchishadsaid.IaskedtheofficialwhohadhelpedmeifConchiswasstillalive.Heflickedthroughthefilefromwhichhehadtakenthereport.TherewasnothingthereexcepttheaddressonPhraxos.Hedidnotknow.HehadneverheardofConchis,hewasnewinthisdepartment.Iwentbackintheswelteringmiddayheattothehotel.Thereceptionclerkturnedtogivememykey;andwithitcamealetter.Ithadmynameonly,andwasmarkedUrgent.Itoreopentheenvelope.Insidewasasheetofpaperwithanumberandaname.184Syngrou."Whobroughtthis?""Aboy.Amessenger.""Wherefrom?"Heopenedhishands.Hedidnotknow.IknewwhereSyngrouwas:awideboulevardthatranfromAthensdowntothePiraeus.Iwentstraightoutandjumpedintoataxi.WeswungpastthethreecolumnsofthetempleofOlympicZeusanddowntowardsthePiraeus,andinaminutethetaxidrewupoutsideahousestandingbackinafair-sizedgarden.AchippedenamelnumberannouncedthatitwasNo.184.Thegardenwasthoroughlydisreputable,thewindowsboardedup.Alottery-ticketsellersittingonachairunderapeppertreenearbyaskedwhatIwanted,butItooknonoticeofhim.Iwalkedtothefrontdoor,thenroundtheback.Thehousewasashell.

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