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Major Major Major Major

           "I’mafraidwe’rewastingtime,"saidthesecondC.I.D.manratherstiffly.Hewasabrisk,pudgy,high-strungpersonwhosemovementswereswiftandcertain.Hetookanumberofphotostatsoutofalargeredexpansionenvelopehehadbeenhidingconspicuouslybeneathaleatherflightjacketpaintedgarishlywithpicturesofairplanesflyingthroughorangeburstsofflakandwithorderlyrowsoflittlebombssignifyingfifty-fivecombatmissionsflown."Haveyoueverseenanyofthese?"

           MajorMajorlookedwithablankexpressionatcopiesofpersonalcorrespondencefromthehospitalonwhichthecensoringofficerhadwritten"WashingtonIrving"or"IrvingWashington."

           "No."

           "Howaboutthese?"

           MajorMajorgazednextatcopiesofofficialdocumentsaddressedtohimtowhichhehadbeensigningthesamesignatures.

           "No."

           "Isthemanwhosignedthesenamesinyoursquadron?"

           "Whichone?Therearetwonameshere."

           "Eitherone.WefigurethatWashingtonIrvingandIrvingWashingtonareonemanandthathe’susingtwonamesjusttothrowusoffthetrack.That’sdoneveryoften,youknow."

           "Idon’tthinkthere’samanwitheitherofthosenamesinmysquadron."

           AlookofdisappointmentcrossedthesecondC.I.D.man’sface."He’salotclevererthanwethought,"heobserved."He’susingathirdnameandposingassomeoneelse.AndIthink...yes,IthinkIknowwhatthethirdnameis."Withexcitementandinspiration,heheldanotherphotostatoutforMajorMajortostudy.

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