| All my client asks is for me to be the... 609 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|02:22 am] |
All my client asks is for me to be the only
intermediaryWhere?s the harm? The blackbird can turn me down and tell me to go to hell
Three million!?
Santos?s eyes wavered as if the temptation were almost too much for his imagination?Perhaps
we?ll do business later??
?Now
?No!? Carlos?s man pushed his immense body out of the chair and walked toward the couch, the
knife held threateningly in front of him
?Plural,? replied Bourne?A group of powerful men in the United States
?Who??
?They guard their names like nuclear secrets, but I know of one and he should be enough for
you
?Who??
?Find out for yourself?at least learn the enormity of what I?m trying to tell youProtect your
blackbird by all means! Ascertain that I?m telling you the truth and in |
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| Others would be ordered in from
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[Mar. 3rd, 2010|02:57 am] |
Others would be ordered in from
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adjacent compounds only to be recalled when the fires erupted on their own groundsIt was a
simple formula for cosmic confusion, the cosmos being the false universe of NovgorodThe border
gates, would be flagged open, frantic traffic unimpeded, and to complete the devastation, the genius
that was Ilich Ramirez Sanchez?brought into the world of terror as Carlos the Jackal by the errors
of that same Novgorod?had to be in ?Paris Not his Paris, but the hated Novgorod?s ?Paris,? and
he would burn it to the ground in ways the maniacs of the Third Reich never dreamed ofThen
would come ?England,? and finally, ultimately, the largest compound in the despised, isolated,
illusionist Novgorod, where he would leave his triumphant message?the ?United States of
America,? breeder of the apostate assassin Jason BourneThe statement would be as pure and as
clear as Alpine water washing over the blood of a destroyed false universe
I alone have done thisMy |
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| As usual when we felt isolated enough,... 972 |
[Feb. 15th, 2010|02:29 am] |
As usual when we felt isolated enough, safe
enough, we had the TV on as we cleaned out the pantry and fridgeJust to get the weather
forecast |
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| Perhaps I should have concentrated betterI knew... 718 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|02:33 am] |
Perhaps I should have concentrated betterI knew there
were reasons why humans let their enemies live, for a little whileThings they wanted from their
minds or their bodies?
Of course it sprang into my head immediately?the one secret they would want from meThe
one I could never, never tell themNo matter what they did to meI would have to kill myself
first
I did not let Melanie see the secret I protectedI used her own defenses against her and threw
up a wall in my head to hide behind while I thought of the information for the first time since
implantationThere had been no reason to think of it before
Melanie was hardly even curious on the |
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| Perhaps I should have concentrated betterI knew... 734 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|02:33 am] |
Perhaps I should have concentrated betterI knew there
were reasons why humans let their enemies live, for a little whileThings they wanted from their
minds or their bodies?
Of course it sprang into my head immediately?the one secret they would want from meThe
one I could never, never tell themNo matter what they did to meI would have to kill myself
first
I did not let Melanie see the secret I protectedI used her own defenses against her and threw
up a wall in my head to hide behind while I thought of the information for the first time since
implantationThere had been no reason to think of it before
Melanie was hardly even curious on the |
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| There was no air to scream with
Listen!
I did as... 734 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|03:04 am] |
There was no air to scream with
Listen!
I did as I was told, trying to focus in spite of the fear that stabbed through my head like a
million slender spears of ice
I couldn't hear anythingWas Kyle waiting for a response? Was he sneaking around the room in
silence? I listened harder, but the rush of the river covered any sounds
Quick, grab a rock!Melanie ordered
Why?
I saw myself crashing a rough stone against Kyle's head
I can't do it!
Then we're going to die!she screamed back at me can do it! Let me!
There has to be another way,I moaned, but I forced my ice-locked knees to bendMy hands
searched the darkness and came up with a large, jagged rock and a handful of |
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| ?Well, ain't that amazin'? There's something we... 170 |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|03:02 am] |
?Well, ain't that amazin'? There's something we could use
around hereMag's girl Sharon does the teaching for the three kids, but there's a lot she can't
help withShe's most comfortable with math and the likeHistory, now ??
?I only taughtour history,? I interruptedWaiting for him to take a breath wasn't going to work,
it seemed?I wouldn't be much help as a teacher hereI don't have any training
?Your history is better than nothingThings we human folks ought to know, seeing as we live
in a more populated universe than we were aware of
?But I wasn't a real teacher,? I told him, desperateDid he honestly think anyone wanted to
hear my voice, let alone listen to my |
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| ?Je m?appelle Monsieur
Simon,? he said to the... 156 |
[Feb. 4th, 2010|02:57 am] |
?Je m?appelle Monsieur
Simon,? he said to the man, giving his room number?I ran into a friend last night,? he continued in
flawless French, ?and I stayed at her placeWould you know if anyone came around looking for
me, perhaps asking for me Bourne removed several large franc notes, his eyes telling the man he
would pay generously for confidentiality?Or even describing someone like me,? he added softly
?Merci bien, monsieurI will check further with the night concierge, but I?m
sure he would have left a note for my personal attention if someone had come here seeking you
?Why are you so sure??
?Because he did leave such a note for me to speak with youI?ve been calling your room since
seven o?clock this morning when I came on duty
?What did the note say?? asked Jason, his breathing on hold
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| Will you be home or at the Deuxi?me... 312 |
[Feb. 4th, 2010|02:57 am] |
Will you be home or at the Deuxi?me Bureau??
?Until I hear from you I will stay in my flat and near my very unique telephoneUnder the
circumstances I prefer that you do not call me at the office
?That?s an astonishing statement
?I don?t know everyone these days at the Deuxi?me, and at my age, caution is not merely the
better part of valor, it?s frequently a substituteBesides, to call off my protection so swiftly might
generate rumors of senilitySpeak to you later, mon ami
Jason replaced the phone, tempted to pick it up again and reach the Pont-Royal, but this was
Paris, the city of discretion, where hotel clerks were loath to give information over the telephone,
and would refuse to do so with guests they did not knowHe dressed quickly, went down to pay his
bill, and walked out onto the rue Gay-LussacThere was a taxi stand at the corner |
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| The huge, overweight
master sergeant was sitting... 109 |
[Feb. 2nd, 2010|03:12 am] |
The huge, overweight
master sergeant was sitting in a large leather armchair, his feet on an ottoman, watching television
From the sounds penetrating the window, specifically the rapid, high-pitched speech of an
announcer, the general?s aide was engrossed in a baseball gameJason scanned the room as best he
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| I?m not takin? any chances?you
don?t look like... 671 |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|02:56 am] |
I?m not takin? any chances?you
don?t look like you?re too with-itYou?d blurt out about your accident?next thing the cops
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?You know, you?re not really making sense
?All right, I?ll make senseI?ll yell ?Rape!? and tell these not-so-pansy truckers I picked you up
on the road two days ago and I?ve been a sex slave ever sinceHow does that grab you??
?Very firmlyMay I at least go to the men?s room? It?s urgent that I doThey don?t put phones in the can in these placesNo, honestly, I?m not chagrined, not disappointed?just curiousWhy don?t they?
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| He was the
only one I would let hold it when I... 296 |
[Jan. 31st, 2010|11:54 pm] |
He was the
only one I would let hold it when I needed my armsHe was the only one who could see, in the
shape of that small container, a life to be protectedHe could think of that shape as a friend,
something that could be lovedHe was the best ally of allI was so grateful for Ian, and so
grateful for the obliviousness that saved him, for the moment, from pain
We had to be fast, in case Kyle ruined everythingWe went to Phoenix again, to one of the
many communities that spun out from the hubThere was a big shuttle field to the southeast, in
a town called Mesa, with several Healing facilities nearbyThat was what I wanted?I would
give them as much as I could |
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| Generally the most indulgent and easy to be... 703 |
[Jan. 31st, 2010|02:49 am] |
Generally the most indulgent and easy to be entreated of all mothers, still her boys had a very reverent remembrance of a most vehement chastisement she once bestowed on them, because she found them leagued with several graceless boys of the neighborhood, stoning a defenceless kitten
?I?ll tell you what,? Master Bill used to say, ?I was scared that timeMother came at me so that I thought she was crazy, and I was whipped and tumbled off to bed, without any supper, before I could get over wondering what had come about |
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| It
should however be remembered, that the... 515 |
[Jan. 29th, 2010|07:30 am] |
It
should however be remembered, that the productions of nature are
so various, that mere strangeness is very far from sufficient to
render doubtful the existence of any creature for which there is
evidence |
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| It
should however be remembered, that the... 515 |
[Jan. 29th, 2010|07:30 am] |
It
should however be remembered, that the productions of nature are
so various, that mere strangeness is very far from sufficient to
render doubtful the existence of any creature for which there is
evidence |
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| Morris were with us also
He told them what... 283 |
[Jan. 27th, 2010|02:17 am] |
Morris were with us also
He told them what Mina had said, and went on"In the morning we shall leave for VarnaWe have now to deal with a new factor, Madam MinaOh, but her soul is trueIt is to her an agony to tell us so much as she has doneBut it is most right, and we are warned in timeThere must be no chance lost, and in Varna we must be ready to act the instant when that ship arrives
"What shall we do exactly?" asked Mr
The Professor paused before replying, "We shall at the first board that shipThen, when we have identified the box, we shall place a branch of the wild rose on itThis we shall fasten, for when it is there none can emerge, so that at least says the superstitionAnd to superstition must we trust at the firstIt was man's faith in the early, and it have its root in faith stillThen, when we get the opportunity that we seek, when none are near to see, we shall open the box, and? and all will be well
"I shall not wait for any opportunity," said Morris"When I see the box I shall open it and destroy the monster, though there were a thousand men looking on, and if I am to be wiped out for it the next moment!" I grasped his hand instinctively and found it as firm as a piece of steelI think he understood my look
"Good boy," said DrMy child, believe me none of us shall lag behind or pause from any fearI do but say what we may do? what we must doBut, indeed, indeed we cannot say what we may doThere are so many things which may happen, and their ways and their ends are so various that until the moment we may not sayWe shall all be armed, in all waysAnd when the time for the end has come, our effort shall not be lackNow let us today put all our affairs in orderLet all things which touch on others dear to us, and who on us depend, be completeFor none of us can tell what, or when, or how, the end may beAs for me, my own affairs are regulate, and as I have nothing else to do, I shall go make arrangements for the travelI shall have all tickets and so forth for our journey
There was nothing further to be said, and we partedI shall now settle up all my affairs of earth, and be ready for whatever may comeMy will is made, and all completeMina if she survive is my sole heirIf it should not be so, then the others who have been so good to us shall have remainder
It is now drawing towards the sunsetMina's uneasiness calls my attention to itI am sure that there is something on her mind which the time of exact sunset will revealThese occasions are becoming harrowing times for us allFor each sunrise and sunset opens up some new danger, some new pain, which however, may in God's will be means to a good |
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| Hello, my account friends 908 |
[Jan. 26th, 2010|11:55 am] |
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On the first three days of January, Mandopop star David Tao will throw a concert at the Beijing Exhibition Theater. He will say a temporary goodbye to fans after this show as he plans to devote his energy to moviemaking afterwards. He plans to perform 30 songs in three hours. Apart from that, he will also sing some classic rock songs from the 1970s. |
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