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aven't given
much thought yet about taking it up."
"Hows your report coming along?"
"It'll be finished on time."
Time to raise the stakes a little.
"What's the company view on the Sulaco tapes?"
His voice dropped a pitch.
"They validate your story." Pause. "What I saw of them was godawful. The
subject of whether they should be classified was raised last night. They're
still deciding how to tell the families of those poor people."
Nozomi Ayuhara looked into his eyes. The feelings he was conveying seemed genuine, but
she wasn't allowing herself to fall into the subtle trap. Lets see what Nozomi Ayuhara
could get out of him.
"What was Carter Burkes position within the company?"
"He was a minor company executive, assigned to your case. Why?"
"Just curious. There are some aspects of this affair that aren't on the
tapes."
"Such as?"
"Company directive Six Twelve Nine, dated Five Thirteen Seventy-Nine, to the
colony of Acheron. Have you read it?"
"I would if I could, but all material concerning the colony has been
subpoened. Enlighten me."
Nozomi Ayuhara handed him the piece of paper she'd discreetly printed from the Colony
computer. If the soldiers had seen this...
He read slowly through the edict, and his color faded somewhat. He re-
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