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Chapter 87

           

           Noddingtiredly,Colletwalkedovertothebaseoftheoldladderandgraspedthebottomrungs.TheladderwasanantiquetapereddesignandnarrowedasColletascended.Ashenearedthetop,Colletalmostlosthisfootingonathinrung.Thebarnbelowhimspun.Alertnow,hemovedon,finallyreachingthetop.Theagentabovehimreachedout,offeringhiswrist.Colletgrabbeditandmadetheawkwardtransitionontotheplatform.

           «It’soverthere,»thePTSagentsaid,pointingdeepintotheimmaculatelycleanloft.«Onlyonesetofprintsuphere.We’llhaveanIDshortly.»

           Colletsquintedthroughthedimlighttowardthefarwall.Whatthehell?NestledagainstthefarwallsatanelaboratecomputerworkstationtwotowerCPUs,aflat-screenvideomonitorwithspeakers,anarrayofharddrives,andamultichannelaudioconsolethatappearedtohaveitsownfilteredpowersupply.

           Whyintheworldwouldanyoneworkallthewayuphere?Colletmovedtowardthegear.«Haveyouexaminedthesystem?»

           «It’salisteningpost.»

           Colletspun.«Surveillance?»

           Theagentnodded.«Veryadvancedsurveillance.»Hemotionedtoalongprojecttablestrewnwithelectronicparts,manuals,tools,wires,solderingirons,andotherelectroniccomponents.«Someoneclearlyknowswhathe’sdoing.Alotofthisgearisassophisticatedasourownequipment.Miniaturemicrophones,photoelectricrechargingcells,high-capacityRAMchips.He’sevengotsomeofthosenewnanodrives.»

           Colletwasimpressed.

           «Here’sacompletesystem,»theagentsaid,handingColletanassemblynotmuchlargerthanapocketcalculator.

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