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Chapter 87

           Danglingoffthecontraptionwasafoot-longwirewithastamp-sizedpieceofwafer-thinfoilstuckontheend.«Thebaseisahigh-capacityharddiskaudiorecordingsystemwithrechargeablebattery.Thatstripoffoilattheendofthewireisacombinationmicrophoneandphotoelectricrechargingcell.»

           Colletknewthemwell.Thesefoil-like,photocellmicrophoneshadbeenanenormousbreakthroughafewyearsback.Now,aharddiskrecordercouldbeaffixedbehindalamp,forexample,withitsfoilmicrophonemoldedintothecontourofthebaseanddyedtomatch.Aslongasthemicrophonewaspositionedsuchthatitreceivedafewhoursofsunlightperday,thephotocellswouldkeeprechargingthesystem.Bugslikethisonecouldlistenindefinitely.

           «Receptionmethod?»Colletasked.

           Theagentsignaledtoaninsulatedwirethatranoutofthebackofthecomputer,upthewall,throughaholeinthebarnroof.«Simpleradiowave.Smallantennaontheroof.»

           Colletknewtheserecordingsystemsweregenerallyplacedinoffices,werevoice-activatedtosaveharddiskspace,andrecordedsnippetsofconversationduringtheday,transmittingcompressedaudiofilesatnighttoavoiddetection.Aftertransmitting,theharddriveeraseditselfandpreparedtodoitalloveragainthenextday.

           Collet’sgazemovednowtoashelfonwhichwerestackedseveralhundredaudiocassettes,alllabeledwithdatesandnumbers.Someonehasbeenverybusy.Heturnedbacktotheagent.«Doyouhaveanyideawhattargetisbeingbugged?»

           «Well,Lieutenant,»theagentsaid,walkingtothecomputerandlaunchingapieceofsoftware

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