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Chapter 15

At 2:36 the gold Lexus passes a motorcade of black
government vehicles under the direction of Commander Conrad
Polk and shortly after safely reaches the Holiday Inn at Hyannis
port. Steve asked if they could afford two rooms or would they
all crash in one. Linda pulled out a wad of tip money and
winked at him. Trash told Steve to rent two rooms for the

night. When Steve asked for the sleeping arrangements, Trash
simply shrugged. Steve giggled and bet himself he knew the
answer about who would sleep where. Truly, he did not know
the story.

Commander Conrad Polk was an amateur astronomer. He was
not an enthusiastic hobbyist devoting all his spare time and

money to telescopes, but he learned all he could and attended
planetarium shows whenever he could. He was a little shocked
as he rode up route 3 and saw through the sunroof an
explosion in space. It was only a tiny spot in the night sky, but
its size was larger than a planet and whiter in color. He first
thought it might be Venus, but realized it was the wrong time
of year. He struggled to figure out which planet it could be and
failed to come up with one. As he watched it the spot of light
became bigger and bigger. Then it seemed to fade from the

night. It took several minutes to dissipate. He knew enough to