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Chapter 11

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           "Thoughtso."

           Sheila’sendofthebusinessturnedouttobeasmallrectangularroomwithacoupleofsilhouettecorktargetsononewallandanarrayofweaponsrangingfromstilettostomacheteshungontheotherthree.Sheselectedaflatblackknifewithagreymetalbladeaboutfifteencentimetreslongandtookitdown.

           "Tebbitknife,"shesaidinconsequentially."Verynasty."

           Andwitheveryappearanceofcasualnesssheturnedandunleashedtheweaponattheleft-handtarget.Itskippedthroughtheairlikesomethingaliveandburieditselfinthesilhouette’shead."Tantalumsteelalloyblade,webbedcarbonhilt.There’saflintsetinthepommelforweightingandofcourseyoucanbashthemovertheheadwiththatifyoudon’tgetthemwiththesharpend."

           Isteppedacrosstothetargetandfreedtheknife.Thebladewasnarrowandhonedtoarazor’sedgeoneachside.Ashallowgutterrandownthecentre,delineatedwithathinredlinethathadtiny,intricatecharactersetchedintoit.Itiltedtheweaponinanattempttoreadtheengraving,butitwasinacodeIdidn’trecognise.Lightglinteddullyoffthegreymetal.

           "What’sthis?"

           "What?"Sheilamovedtostandbesideme."Oh,yeah.Bioweaponcoding.TherunneliscoatedwithC-381.Producescyanidecompoundsoncontactwithhaemoglobin.

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