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?What are you talkin? about??
?I guess the bottom line is that I?d rather kill the man than the animal, do I make myself clear??
?Nothin?s clear! I jest know this man don?t want to get killed
?Then let?s talk, shall we??
?I got words, but only one life, mister
?Lower your right arm and take out your gun?by the fingers, mister The guard did so, holding
the weapon by his thumb and forefinger?Lob it toward me, please
?What the hell?s this all about?? cried the guard, pleadingI was sent here to get it
?I?ll give you what I got if you let me get out of hereI don?t want nothin? more to do with this
place! I figured it was comin? someday, I told Barbie Jo, you ask her! I told her someday people?d
be comin? around asking questionsBut not this way, fendi spy zucca bag not your way! Not with guns aimed at our
heads
?I assume Barbie Jo is your wife
?Then let?s start with why ?people? would come out here asking questionsMy superiors want to
knowDon?t worry, you won?t be involved, nobody?s interested in youYou?re just a security
guard
?That?s all I am, mister!? interrupted the frightened man?Then why did you tell Barbie Jo what
you did? That people would someday come out here asking questions
?Hell, I?m not sureJest so many crazy things, y?know??
?No, I don?t knowLike what??
?Well, like the brass-plated screamer, the generalHe?s a big wheel, right? He?s got Pentagon
cars and drivers and even helicopters whenever he wants ?em, right? He owns this place, right??
?So??
?So that big mick of a sergeant?a lousy master sergeant?orders him around like he jumbo chanel flap bag wasn?t
toilet-trained, y?know what I mean? And that big-titty wife of his he?s got a thing goin? with the
hulk and she don?t give a damn who knows itIt?s all crazy, y?see what I mean??
?I see a domestic mess, but I?m not sure it?s anybody?s businessWhy would people come out
here and ask questions??
?Why are you out here, man? You figured there was a meetin? tonight, didn?t you??
?A meeting??
?Them fancy limousines with the chauffeurs and the big shots, right? Well, you picked the
wrong nightThe dogs are out and they?re never let out when there?s a meetin?
Bourne paused, then spoke as he approached the guard?We?ll continue this in the cart,? he said
with authority?I?ll crouch down and you?ll do exactly what I tell you to do
?You promised me I could get out of here!?
?You can, you willBoth bag chloe paddington you and the other fellow making the roundsThe gates over there, are
they on an alarm??
?Not when the dogs are looseIf those hounds see something out on the road and get excited,
they?d jump up and set it off
?Where?s the alarm panel??
?There are two of ?emOne?s in the sergeant?s place, the other?s in the front hall of the house
As long as the gates are closed, you can turn it on
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?Where are we goin???
?I want to see every dog on the premises
Twenty-one minutes later, the remaining five attack dogs drugged and carried to their kennels,
Bourne unlatched the entrance gate and let the two guards outsideHe had given each three
hundred dollars?This will make up for any pay you lose,? he said
?Hey, what about my car?? asked the second guard?It ain?t hermes wallet much but it gets me aroundMe and
Willie come out here in it
?Do you have the keys??
?Yeah, in my pocketIt?s parked in the back by the kennels
?Why don?t I get it now??
?You?d make too much noise driving out, and my superiors will be arriving any momentIt?s
best that they don?t see you
?Holy shit! What?d I tell you, Jim-Bob? Jest like I tole Barbie JoThis place is weird, man!?
?Three hundred bucks ain?t weird, WillieT?ain?t late and some of the
boys?ll be on the roadHey, mister, who?s gonna take care of the hounds when they wake up?
They got to be walked and fed before the morning shift, and they?ll tear apart any stranger who gets
near ?em
?What about Swayne?s master sergeant? He can handle them, can?t he??
?They don?t like him much,? offered the guard named Willie, ?but they obey balenciaga bag black hi

You don't look dangerous at allYou look the opposite
of dangerousJared said anyone who sees you would just naturally want to protect you, right,
Jared? But then I got the final say, because I was looking for someone who looked likeyouAnd
I thought this looked like youBecause she sort of looks like an angel, and you're good like thatI knew you would be prettyHe just sat
here with you?he said he didn't care what you looked likeHe wouldn't let anyone else put a
finger on your tank at all, not even me or MelBut Doc let me watch this timeIt was way cool,
WandaI don't know why you wouldn't let me watch beforeThey wouldn't let me chloe dior help,
thoughIan wouldn't let anyone touch you but him
Ian squeezed my hand and leaned in to whisper through all the hairHis voice was so low that I
was the only one who could hear?I held you in my hand, WandererAnd you were so
beautiful
My eyes got all wet, and I had to sniff
?You like it, don't you?? Jamie asked, his voice worried now?You're not mad? There's nobody
in there with you, is there??
?I'm not mad, exactly,? I whispered?And I?I can't find anybody elsePet's
been in here since? I can't remember when she wasn't hereI can't remember any other name
?You're not a parasite,? Melanie said firmly, touching my hair, pulling up a strand and tiffany toggle necklace letting
the gold slide between her fingers?This body didn't belong to Pet, but there's nobody else to
claim itWe waited to make sure, WandaWe tried to wake her up almost as long as we tried
with Jodi
?Jodi? What happened to Jodi?? I chirped, my little voice going higher, like a bird's, with
anxietyI struggled to get up, and Ian pulled me?it took no effort, no strength to move my tiny
new body?into a sitting position with his arm supporting meI could see all the faces then
Doc, no more tears in his eyesJeb, peeking around Doc, his expression satisfied and burning
with curiosity at the same timeNext, a woman I didn't recognize for a second because omega watch replica her face
was more animated than I'd ever seen it, and I hadn't seen it much anyway?Mandy, the former
HealerCloser to me, Jamie, with his bright, excited smile, Melanie beside him, and Jared
behind her, his hands around her waistI knew that his hands would never feel right unless they
were touching her body?my body!?nowThat he would keep her as close as he could forever,
hating any inch that came between themThis caused me a fierce, aching painThe delicate
heart in my thin chest shudderedIt had never been broken before, and it didn't understand this
memory
It made me sorry to realize that I still loved JaredI wasn't free of that, wasn't prada fairy free of jealousy
for the body he lovedMy glance flickered back to MelI saw the rueful twist of the mouth that
used to be mine, and knew she understood
I continued quickly around the cluster of faces circling my bed, while Doc, after a pause,
answered my question
Trudy and Geoffrey, Heath, Paige and AndyBrandt, even?
?Jodi didn't respondWe kept trying as long as we could
Was Jodi gone, then? I wondered, my inexperienced heart throbbingI was giving the poor frail
thing such a rough awakening
Heidi and Lily, Lily smiling a pained little smile?none the less sincere for the pain?
?We were able to keep her hydrated, but we had no way to feed omega automatic seamaster watch he

Doc caught up with Brandt then, his long fingers gripping Brandt's shoulder just as the broader
man took the first step in my direction
?What are you doing?? Doc asked, his voice the closest to a growl I'd ever heard it
Before Brandt answered, the odd sound returned, going from soft to screaming loud to soft
again with a suddenness that had us all frozenThe beats thudded right on top of one another,
shaking the air when they were at their loudest
?Is that?is that a helicopter?? Doc asked, whispering
?Yes,? Brandt whispered back?It's the Seeker?the one from before, the one who was rolex vintage women's watch looking
forit? He jerked his chin at me
My throat was suddenly too small?the breaths moving through it were thin and shallow, not
enough
What is herproblem? Mel snarled in my headhy can't she leave us alone?
We can't let her hurt them!
But how do we stop her?
I don't knowThis is all my fault!
Mine, too, Wanda
?Are you sure?? Doc asked
?Kyle got a clear view through the binoculars while it was hoveringSame one he saw before
?Is it lookinghere? ? Doc's voice was suddenly horrifiedHe half spun, eyes flashing toward the
exit?Where's Sharon??
Brandt shook his head?It's just running vintage omega watches sweepsStarts at Picacho, then fans out in spokes
Doesn't look like it's focusing on anything closeCircled around a few times where we dumped
the car
?Sharon?? Doc asked again
?She's with the kids and LucinaThe boys are getting things packed in case we
have to roll tonight, but Jeb says it's not likely
Doc exhaled, then paced over to his deskHe slouched against it, looking as if he'd just run a
long race?So it's nothing new, really,? he murmuredJust have to lay low for a few days,? Brandt reassured himHis eyes were flickering
around the room again, settling on me every other second?Do you chanel 2.55 have any rope handy?? he
askedHe pulled up the edge of the sheet on an empty cot, examining it
?Rope?? Doc echoed blanklyKyle sent me out here to secure it
My muscles contracted involuntarily; my hand gripped Walter's fingers too tightly, and he
whimperedI tried to force it to relax while I kept my eyes on Brandt's hard faceHe was
waiting for Doc, expectant
?You're here tosecure Wanda?? Doc said, his voice hard again?And what makes you think
that's necessary??
?Come on, DocYou've got some big vents in here, and a lot of reflective
metal Brandt gestured to a file cabinet against women's tank watch replica the far wall?You let your attention wander for
half a minute, and it'll be flashing signals to that Seeker
I sucked in a shocked breath; it was loud in the still room?Guessed its plan in one
I wanted to bury myself under a boulder to hide from the bulging, relentless eyes of my Seeker,
yet he imagined I wanted to guide her inBring her here to kill Jamie, Jared, Jeb, Ian? I felt like
gagging
?You can go, Brandt,? Doc said in an icy tone?I will keep an eye on Wanda
Brandt raised one eyebrow?What happened to you guys? To you and Ian and Trudy and the
rest? It's like you're all chanel pearl necklace hypnotized

?They?re yours,? said Marie
?Pritchard,? said StJacques, angling his head?Fix my drink, if you please
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Epilogue
They walked along the moonlit beach, alternately touching and not touching, the embarrassment of
intimacy intermittently intruding as if a world that had separated them had not let them escape its
terrible orbit, constantly pulling them into its fiery nucleus
?You carried a gun,? said Marie softly?I had no idea you had oneI?m not sure I knew I had one, either
?Reflex? Compulsion??
?Both, I guessIt didn?t matter, I didn?t use it
?But you wanted to, didn?t you??
?Again, I?m not sureIf you and the children were threatened, of course I would, but I don?t
think I?d fire indiscriminately
?Are you sure, David? Would the appearance of danger to us make you pick up a gun and shoot
at shadows??
?No, I don?t shoot at omega constellation shadowsIn the sand! Waves lapping over the unmistakable intrusion of a human being, breaks
in the flow of the natural rhythm?sounds Jason Bourne knew from a hundred beaches! He spun
around, violently propelling Marie off her feet, sending her out of the line of fire as he crouched,
his weapon in his hand
?Please don?t kill me, David,? said Morris Panov, the beam of his flashlight illuminating the
area?It simply wouldn?t make sense
?Jesus, Mo!? cried Webb
?Trying to find you, that?s allWould you please help Marie??
Webb did so, pulling his wife to her feet, both half blinded by the flashlight?My God, you?re
the mole!? cried Jason Bourne, raising his weapon?You knew every move I was making!?
?I?m what?? roared the psychiatrist, throwing down his flashlight?If you believe that, gun me
down, you son of a bitch!?
?I don?t know, MoI don?t know anything anymore !? louis vuitton mahina David?s head arched back in pain
?Then cry your heart out, you bastard! Cry like you?ve never cried before! Jason Bourne is
dead, cremated in Moscow, and that?s the way it is! You either accept that or I don?t want a
goddamned thing to do with you anymore! Have you got that, you arrogant, brilliant creation! You
did it, and it?s over!?
Webb fell to his knees, the tears welling in his eyes, trembling and trying not to make a sound
?We?re going to be okay, Mo,? said Marie, kneeling beside her husband, holding him
?I know that,? acknowledged Panov, nodding in the glow of the grounded flashlight?Two lives
in one mind, none of us can know what it?s like
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About the Author
ROBERT LUDLUM is the author of seventeen novels published in thirty-two languages and forty
countries with worldwide sales in excess of two hundred million copiesHis chloe paddington bags works include The
Scarlatti Inheritance, The Osterman Weekend, The Matlock Paper, The Rhinemann Exchange, The
Gemini Contenders, The Chancellor Manuscript, The Road to Gandolfo, The Holcroft Covenant,
The Matarese Circle, The Bourne Identity, The Parsifal Mosaic, The Aquitaine Progression, The
Bourne Supremacy, The Icarus Agenda, Trevayne, The Bourne Ultimatum, and The Road to
OmahaHe lives with his wife, Mary, in Florida
The Healer's name was Fords Deep Waters
Because he was a soul, by nature he was all things good: compassionate, patient, honest,
virtuous, and full of loveAnxiety was an unusual emotion for Fords Deep Waters
Irritation was even rarerHowever, because Fords Deep Waters lived inside a human body,
irritation was sometimes inescapable
As the whispers of the Healing students buzzed in the far corner of the operating room, his lips
pressed together into a dolce gabbana handbags tight lineThe expression felt out of place on a mouth more often given
to smiling
Darren, his regular assistant, saw the grimace and patted his shoulder
?They're just curious, Fords,? he said quietly
?An insertion is hardly an interesting or challenging procedureAny soul on the street could
perform it in an emergencyThere's nothing for them to learn by observing today Fords was
surprised to hear the sharp edge marring his normally soothing voice
?They've never seen a grown human before,? Darren said
Fords raised one eyebrow?Are they blind to each other's faces? Do they not have mirrors??
?You know what I mean?a wild humanOne of the insurgents
Fords looked at the girl's unconscious body, laid out facedown on the operating tablePity
swelled in his heart as he remembered the condition her poor, broken body had been in when the
Seekers had brought her to the Healing bag chloe paddington facil

This was what he had been
looking for, the missing piece in the complex puzzle that was the death of Norman Swayne
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Someone had climbed out that window after the shot that blew the general?s skull apart
Someone who could not risk being seen going through the front hall or out, the front door
Someone who knew the house and the grounds A brutal killer from Medusa
Goddamn it!
Who? Who had been here? Flannagan Swayne?s wife! They would know, they had to know!
Bourne lurched for the telephone on the desk; it began ringing before his hand touched it
?Alex??
?No, Br?er Rabbit, it?s just an old friend, and I didn?t realize we were so free with names
?We?re not, we shouldn?t be,? said Jason rapidly, imposing a control on himself he could barely
exercise?Something discount tiffany's necklace happened a moment ago?I found somethingWhat can I do for you??
?I need you?out here where I amAre you free??
?Well, let?s see Cactus chuckled as he spoke?There are several board meetings I should
rightfully attend, and the White House wants me for a power breakfastWhen and where, Br?er
Rabbit??
?Not alone, old friendI want three or four others with youIs that possible??
?I don?t knowWhat did you have in mind??
?That fellow who drove me into town after I saw youAre there any other like-minded citizens
in the neighborhood??
?Most are doin? time, frankly, but I suppose I could dig around the refuse and pull up a few
What for??
?Guard dutyIt?s pretty simple reallyYou?ll be on the phone and they?ll be behind locked gates
telling people that it?s private property, that visitors aren?t welcomeEspecially a gucci watch bands few honkies
probably in limousines
?Now, that might appeal to the brothers
?Call me back and I?ll give you directions Bourne disconnected the line and immediately
released the bar for a dial toneHe touched the numbers for Conklin?s phone in Vienna
?Yes?? answered Alex
?The doctor was right and I let our Snake Lady executioner get away!?
?Swayne?s wife, you mean??
?No, but she and her fast-talking sergeant know who it was?they had to know who was here!
Pick them up and hold themThey lied to me, so the deal?s offWhoever staged this gruesome
?suicide? had orders from high up in Medusa
?He?s also beyond our reach
?What the hell are you talking about??
?Because the sergeant and his paramour are beyond our reach
?That?s crazy! If I know Saint Alex, and I do, you?ve had them covered since they left chanel classic bags here
?Electronically, not physicallyRemember, you insisted we keep Langley and Peter Holland
away from Medusa
?What did you do??
?I sent out a full-toned alert to the central reservations computers of all international airline
carriersAs of eight-twenty this evening our subjects had seats on Pan Am?s ten o?clock flight to
London??
?London?? broke in Jason?They were heading the other way, to the PacificTo Hawaii!?
?That?s probably where they?re going because they never showed up at Pan AmWho knows??
?Damn it, you should!?
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?How? Two United States citizens flying to Hawaii don?t have to present passports to enter our
fiftieth stateA driver?s license or a voter?s registration card will doYou told me that they?ve been
considering this move for quite a whileHow old omega watches difficult would it be for a master sergeant with over
thirty years? service to get a couple of driver?s licenses using different names??
?But why??
?To throw off people looking for them?like us, or maybe a few Medusans, very high up
?Shit!?
?Would you care to talk less in the vulgate, Professor? It was the ?vulgate,? wasn?t it??
?Shut up, I?ve got to think
?Then think about the fact that we?re up to our asses in the Arctic without a heaterIt?s time for
Peter Holland
?No, not yet! You?re forgetting somethingHolland took an oath, and everything we know about
him says he took it seriouslyHe may bend a rule now and then, but if he?s faced with a Medusa,
with hundreds of millions out of Geneva buying up whatever they?re buying up in Europe, he may
say, ?Halt, that?s enough!? ?
?That?s a risk we have to cartier ronde t