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make the locals nervous, the state police shut down the
highway for two exits either direction as well as all local roads
with three miles. On top of this, three large helicopters full of
Russian Nationals, most of them former KGB agents, and four

larger helicopters full of Marines, were heading for the top of
that same hill. It seemed to anyone watching the area that
there was a small war about to take place on that large hill in
Connecticut.

The Watcher saw all of the vehicles coming from his perch in
the fire tower. He was going over all of the possibilities in his
mind of how to play the Russians against the Americans in a
way that ended up with the XTC in his possession. He figured

that a hostage situation complete with a heavily armed
standoff would give him the opportunity to sneak in and obtain
the XTC, then get out before the shooting started. With any
luck, the firefight would be so intense that people may believe
the artifact was lost in the destruction. He could see to that
with a few small well-placed bombs, too.

The butler came in first, barking orders to everyone that
followed in Russian. Trash and Steve looked at one another.
Steve was terrified, but Trash smiled at him and waved his
hand as if to say it was no big deal. Steve smiled and thought
to himself that either Trash was completely stupid, which he
doubted, or that he was about to be supremely entertained,
which he was. Following the butler were a number of house-
servants who looked like military personal. They came and

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