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Introduction Demise, in this neglected spot, could come in endless structures. Geologist Charles Brophy had persevered through the savage quality of this territory for quite a long time, but then nothing could set him up for a destiny as boorish and unnatural as the one going to come to pass for him. As Brophy's four huskies pulled his sled of geologic detecting gear over the tundra, the canines abruptly eased back, looking skyward. â€Å"What is it, girls?† Brophy asked, venturing off the sled. Past the social occasion storm mists, a twin-rotor transport helicopter angled in low, embracing the cold tops with military adroitness. That is odd, he thought. He never observed helicopters this far north. The airplane landed fifty yards away, kicking up a stinging shower of granulated day off. His canines cried, looking careful. At the point when the chopper entryways slid open, two men plummeted. They were wearing full-climate whites, equipped with rifles, and pushed toward Brophy with earnest plan. â€Å"Dr. Brophy?† one called. The geologist was puzzled. â€Å"How did you know my name? Who are you?† â€Å"Take out your radio, please.† â€Å"I'm sorry?† â€Å"Just do it.† Confounded, Brophy pulled his radio from his parka. â€Å"We need you to transmit a crisis dispatch. Reduction your radio recurrence to one hundred kilohertz.† One hundred kilohertz? Brophy felt absolutely lost. It's not possible for anyone to get whatever low. â€Å"Has there been an accident?† The subsequent man raised his rifle and pointed it at Brophy's head. â€Å"There's no opportunity to clarify. Simply do it.† Trembling, Brophy balanced his transmission recurrence. The primary man currently gave him a note card with a couple of lines composed on it. â€Å"Transmit this message. Now.† Brophy took a gander at the card. â€Å"I don't comprehend. This data is off base. I didn't-â€Å" The man squeezed his rifle hard against the geologist's sanctuary. Brophy's voice was shaking as he transmitted the unusual message. â€Å"Good,† the principal man said. â€Å"Now get yourself and your mutts into the chopper.† At gunpoint, Brophy moved his hesitant mutts and sled up a slip slope into the load straight. When they were settled, the chopper lifted off, turning westbound. â€Å"Who the hellfire are you!† Brophy requested, starting to perspire inside his parka. What's more, what was the significance of that message! The men said nothing. As the chopper picked up height, the breeze tore through the open entryway. Brophy's four huskies, despite everything fixed to the stacked sled, were crying at this point. â€Å"At least close the door,† Brophy requested. â€Å"Can't you see my mutts are frightened!† The men didn't react. As the chopper rose to 4,000 feet, it banked steeply out over a progression of ice abysses and precipices. Out of nowhere, the men stood. Without a word, they grasped the intensely loaded sled and pushed it out the open entryway. Brophy viewed with sickening dread as his pooches mixed futile against the huge weight. In a moment the creatures vanished, hauled crying out of the chopper. Brophy was at that point on his feet shouting when the men snatched him. They pulled him to the entryway. Numb with dread, Brophy swung his clench hands, attempting to fight off the amazing hands pushing him outward. It was no utilization. Minutes after the fact he was tumbling toward the gaps underneath. 1 Toulos Restaurant, contiguous Capitol Hill, brags a politically inaccurate menu infant veal and pony carpaccio, making it an unexpected hotspot for the quintessential Washingtonian force breakfast. At the beginning of today Toulos was occupied †a bedlam of clanging flatware, coffee machines, and cellphone discussions. The maitre d' was sneaking a taste of his morning Bloody Mary when the lady entered. He turned with a rehearsed grin. â€Å"Good morning,† he said. â€Å"May I help you?† The lady was alluring, in her mid-thirties, donning dark, creased wool pants, traditionalist pads, and an ivory Laura Ashley shirt. Her stance was straight †jaw raised marginally †not haughty, simply solid. The lady's hair was light earthy colored and molded in Washington's most well known style †the â€Å"anchor-woman† †a lavish feathering, twisted under at the shoulders†¦ sufficiently long to be provocative, yet short enough to remind you she was presumably more astute than you. â€Å"I'm a little late,† the lady stated, her voice unassuming. â€Å"I have a morning meal meeting with Senator Sexton.† The maitre d' felt a startling shiver of nerves. Congressperson Sedgewick Sexton. The representative was a customary here and right now one of the nation's most celebrated men. A week ago, having cleared every one of the twelve Republican primaries on Super Tuesday, the representative was for all intents and purposes ensured his gathering's designation for President of the United States. Many accepted the representative had an amazing possibility of taking the White House from the troubled President the following fall. Of late Sexton's face appeared to be on each national magazine, his battle motto put the whole way across America: â€Å"Stop spending. Start mending.† â€Å"Senator Sexton is in his booth,† the maitre d' said. â€Å"And you are?† â€Å"Rachel Sexton. His daughter.† How silly of me, he thought. The similarity was very obvious. The lady had the congressperson's infiltrating eyes and refined carriage †that cleaned demeanor of strong respectability. Unmistakably the congressperson's exemplary acceptable looks had not skipped ages, despite the fact that Rachel Sexton appeared to convey her gifts with an elegance and lowliness her dad could gain from. â€Å"A delight to have you, Ms. Sexton.† As the maitre d' drove the congressperson's little girl over the feasting region, he was humiliated by the gauntlet of male eyes following her†¦ some careful, others less so. Not many ladies ate at Toulos and significantly less who resembled Rachel Sexton. â€Å"Nice body,† one coffee shop murmured. â€Å"Sexton as of now get himself another wife?† â€Å"That's his little girl, you idiot,† another answered. The man laughed. â€Å"Knowing Sexton, he'd likely screw her anyway.† At the point when Rachel showed up at her dad's table, the representative was on his cellphone speaking uproariously around one of his ongoing triumphs. He looked up at Rachel just long enough to tap his Cartier and remind her she was late. I missed you, as well, Rachel thought. Her dad's first name was Thomas, despite the fact that he'd embraced his center name quite a while in the past. Rachel speculated it was on the grounds that he loved the similar sounding word usage. Congressperson Sedgewick Sexton. The man was a silver-haired, lucid political creature who had been blessed with the smooth look of drama specialist, which appeared to be proper thinking about his gifts of pantomime. â€Å"Rachel!† Her dad clicked off his telephone and remained to kiss her cheek. â€Å"Hi, Dad.† She didn't kiss him back. â€Å"You look exhausted.† Thus it starts, she thought. â€Å"I got your message. What's up?† â€Å"I can't approach my little girl out for breakfast?† Rachel had learned some time in the past her dad only here and there mentioned her organization except if he had some ulterior rationale. Sexton took a taste of espresso. â€Å"So, how are things with you?† â€Å"Busy. I see your battle's going well.† â€Å"Oh, how about we not talk business.† Sexton inclined over the table, bringing down his voice. â€Å"How's that person at the State Department I set you up with?† Rachel breathed out, previously battling the inclination to check her watch. â€Å"Dad, I truly haven't had the opportunity to call him. Also, I wish you'd quit attempting to-â€Å" €Å"you must set aside a few minutes for the significant things, Rachel. Without adoration, everything else is meaningless.† Various rebounds rung a bell, however Rachel picked quiet. Being the greater individual was not troublesome when it went to her dad. â€Å"Dad, you needed to see me? You said this was important.†