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  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. ONE - The Celebes Sea Tuesday, 4:19 A.M.
  4. TWO - Washington, D.C. Monday, 7:45 P.M.
  5. THREE - The Celebes Sea Tuesday, 4:34 A.M.
  6. FOUR - Sydney, Australia Thursday, 8:30 A.M.
  7. FIVE - Darwin, Australia Thursday, 8:42 A.M.
  8. SIX - Washington, D.C. Wednesday, 7:33 P.M.
  9. SEVEN - Sydney, Australia Thursday, 10:01 A.M.
  10. EIGHT - The Celebes Sea Thursday, 12:12 P.M.
  11. NINE - The Celebes Sea Thursday, 12:33 P.M.
  12. TEN - Darwin, Australia Thursday, 12:05 P.M.
  13. ELEVEN - Darwin, Australia Thursday, 12:17 P.M.
  14. TWELVE - The Celebes Sea Thursday, 1:08 P.M.
  15. THIRTEEN - Washington, D.C. Thursday, 11:09 P.M.
  16. FOURTEEN - Darwin, Australia Friday, 12:47 P.M.
  17. FIFTEEN - Darwin, Australia Friday, 12:59 P.M.
  18. SIXTEEN - Washington, D.C. Thursday, 11:55 P.M.
  19. SEVENTEEN - Cairns, Australia Friday, 7:00 P.M.
  20. EIGHTEEN - The Celebes Sea Friday, 7:33 P.M.
  21. NINETEEN - Over the Pacific Ocean Friday, 2:57 A.M.
  22. TWENTY - Cairns, Australia Friday, 7:58 P.M.
  23. TWENTY-ONE - The Celebes Sea Friday, 9:44 P.M.
  24. TWENTY-TWO - Cairns, Australia Friday, 9:45 P.M.
  25. TWENTY-THREE - Washington, D.C. Friday, 7:17 A.M.
  26. TWENTY-FOUR - The Celebes Sea Friday, 10:33 P.M.
  27. TWENTY-FIVE - Tokyo, Japan Friday, 9:34 P.M.
  28. TWENTY-SIX - Washington, D.C. Friday, 8:57 A.M.
  29. TWENTY-SEVEN - The Celebes Sea Friday, 11:09 P.M.
  30. TWENTY-EIGHT - Over the Pacific Ocean Saturday, 2:22 A.M.
  31. TWENTY-NINE - The Celebes Sea Saturday, 12:04 A.M.
  32. THIRTY - Washington, D.C. Friday, 10:07 A.M.
  33. THIRTY-ONE - The Celebes Sea Saturday, 12:36 A.M.
  34. THIRTY-TWO - The Celebes Sea Saturday, 1:00 A.M.
  35. THIRTY-THREE - The Celebes Sea Saturday, 1:01 A.M.
  36. THIRTY-FOUR - Washington, D.C. Friday, 12:31 P.M.
  37. THIRTY-FIVE - The Celebes Sea Saturday, 2:02 A.M.
  38. THIRTY-SIX - The South Pacific Saturday, 7:44 A.M.
  39. THIRTY-SEVEN - Washington, D.C. Friday, 7:44 P.M.
  40. THIRTY-EIGHT - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 9:45 A.M.
  41. THIRTY-NINE - Darwin, Australia Saturday, 12:08 P.M.
  42. FORTY - Darwin, Australia Saturday, 12:31 P.M.
  43. FORTY-ONE - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 12:23 A.M.
  44. FORTY-TWO - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 5:57 P.M.
  45. FORTY-THREE - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 6:22 P.M.
  46. FORTY-FOUR - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 7:31 A.M.
  47. FORTY-FIVE - The Great Barrier Reef Saturday, 10:03 P.M.
  48. FORTY-SIX - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 10:04 P.M.
  49. FORTY-SEVEN - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 8:47 A.M.
  50. FORTY-EIGHT - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 10:49 P.M.
  51. FORTY-NINE - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 11:12 P.M.
  52. FIFTY - Cairns, Australia Saturday, 11:27 P.M.
  53. FIFTY-ONE - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 12:00 A.M.
  54. FIFTY-TWO - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 11:00 A.M.
  55. FIFTY-THREE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 1:21 A.M.
  56. FIFTY-FOUR - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 1:42 A.M.
  57. FIFTY-FIVE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 1:55 A.M.
  58. FIFTY-SIX - The Great Barrier Reef Sunday, 2:09 A.M.
  59. FIFTY-SEVEN - The Coral Sea Sunday, 2:09 A.M.
  60. FIFTY-EIGHT - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 12:38 P.M.
  61. FIFTY-NINE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 2:39 A.M.
  62. SIXTY - Osprey Reef Sunday, 2:46 A.M.
  63. SIXTY-ONE - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 1:00 P.M.
  64. SIXTY-TWO - The Coral Sea Sunday, 3:01 A.M.
  65. SIXTY-THREE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 3:08 A.M.
  66. SIXTY-FOUR - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 1:24 P.M.
  67. SIXTY-FIVE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 3:33 A.M.
  68. SIXTY-SIX - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 3:56 A.M.
  69. SIXTY-SEVEN - The Coral Sea Sunday, 4:01 A.M.
  70. SIXTY-EIGHT - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 4:45 A.M.
  71. SIXTY-NINE - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 4:59 A.M.
  72. SEVENTY - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 3:06 P.M.
  73. SEVENTY-ONE - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 5:07 A.M.
  74. SEVENTY-TWO - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 5:16 A.M.
  75. SEVENTY-THREE - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 5:24 A.M.
  76. SEVENTY-FOUR - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 5:30 A.M.
  77. SEVENTY-FIVE - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 5:38 A.M.
  78. SEVENTY-SIX - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 4:00 P.M.
  79. SEVENTY-SEVEN - Cairns, Australia Sunday, 7:10 A.M.
  80. SEVENTY-EIGHT - Darwin, Australia Sunday, 7:13 A.M.
  81. SEVENTY-NINE - The Coral Sea Sunday, 7:45 A.M.
  82. EIGHTY - Darwin, Australia Sunday, 7:46 A.M.
  83. EIGHTY-ONE - Washington, D.C. Saturday, 6:29 P.M.
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Lee screamed as a bullet hit his right ankle. The shot cut his Achilles tendon and caused his leg to straighten. He flopped flat on his belly as a hot, cramplike pain raced up his right side all the way to his neck. As he fell, a second bullet drilled into his left calf. That sent a wave of fire up the other side. Lee bit down hard to keep from screaming and giving his location away. Desperately, he tried to pull himself forward on his flat hands. Perspiration stung his eyes. He felt as though his body weight had tripled as he dragged himself ahead. He sucked air through his teeth and fought to keep his eyes open.

Suddenly, that effort was no longer necessary.

There was a sound from the bow like a rock going through glass. He knew that sound. It was plastique. Lee felt himself rising. The sound was followed by intense heat and white light, both of which hit Lee like a fist. He couldn’t hear, see, or feel anything but that for an endless moment.

And then he heard, saw, and felt nothing.

FOUR - Sydney, Australia Thursday, 8:30 A.M.

FOUR

Sydney, Australia Thursday, 8:30 A.M.

Lowell Coffey liked a good intellectual fight. He loved joining them. He loved causing them. Typically, there were two ways they came about.