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A politician and his entourage on the campaign trail were like a herd of elephants: they could travel nowhere lightly. They stomped the earth until it hurt with the weight of the guards, chiefs of staff, spokespersons, speechwriters, publicity folks, gofers and others. It was a spectacle that if it didn't make you laugh would at least cause you considerable worry about the future of the country.
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In the legal arena, she could go anywhere. The trouble
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Hell no. Anybody sues me I ain't got no money. See, that's the poor person's best insurance policy: no assets.
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face as the old man tensed again while the plane bumped along. "George, it's all right. Just a little turbulence." He took a deep breath and finally eyed her squarely. "I'm on a couple of boards of companies headquartered in New York. Have to go up twice a year." Sidney glanced back at her documents, suddenly remembering something. She frowned. There was a mistake on the fourth page. That would need to be corrected when she got into"
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I had to try. I had to." "Why was that?" asked Reel. "Because I love her. Sometimes it's just as simple as that. And if someone can't act on love, then what does anything else really matter?"
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Fort Bragg, Texas.
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Humans were imperfect beings operating in a world over which they had diminishing control.
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Russians. They were in Germany,
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ON HIS BED at the Residence Inn, Decker laid out all the construction plans for the American Grill that David Katz had built about fifteen years ago. The plans seemed pretty normal for such a restaurant buildout, but he didn't recognize the name of the architect set forth on the plans. In fact, the address of the business showed that it was from out of state
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Complacency by the masses is my greatest weapon.
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turning
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if she was in a library.
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An army controlled by the whim of the lowest soldier is not an army at all. It is anarchy.
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engagement with Walton?" asked Robie. Patti considered this for a moment. "I think he didn't want to stay here but she did. It was her home. But he apparently didn't think of it as his home anymore."
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Sayin' goes, those who did the most talk the least and vice versa.
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sofa. She looked around, her eyes taking in a wall of French doors that was visible on the ocean side. The room was huge, with ceilings that soared at least twenty feet high. An interior second-story balcony ran across one side of the room. Another wall held a collection of finely bound books. Comfortable furnishings were placed throughout.
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uncontroverted.
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taciturn,
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Hey, it's all good.
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autopilot,
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Good Lord, boy. I don't talk business with a woman. They don't have the sense for it.
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years. She, like Robie, operated at the highest level and had taken down people in situations that would have challenged Robie to the fullest. He'd never doubted that Reel was good. But he was a little surprised that she was that good. And she may have a spy on the inside telling her all she needs to know to get enough of an advantage to take me out before I get to her. Which means my own agency is a threat. Robie kept reading until he came..
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lawyer," Caleb"
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Robie.
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The Bureau was still behind the times on technology,
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Gray. For him, as for many folks, it was a confusing color. It lent itself to no particular interpretation. It was a color that could go one way or the other. People desperately wanted the world to be clear-cut in black and white. It made life so much easier: Tough decisions faded away; everything was nicely organized and cataloged. And so were people. But the world was not like that. And neither were the people who inhabited it. At least f..
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photo of the three of them that was
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was the master; humans were merely visiting.
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smaller ones using sledgehammers,
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nervously
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right or wrong, good or bad. You just didn't wake up one day and decide enough was enough because your mate had a few more wrinkles or a few more pounds.
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don't know. I've found that people in power can be incredibly insulated and therefore unrealistic about what they can accomplish.
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So
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Maybe that's how the world was now, thought Dan. Everyone was so wrapped up in his or her own little world that no one ever really saw anything anymore.
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Even your kids wised up and realized you're an idiot. An evil one, but still an idiot. - Amy, to Isabel
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Never a good thing," opined Atticus nervously. "Doors closing by themselves."
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Only one billion, nine hundred and sixty-three million, four hundred and seventy-nine Thousand, eight hundred and sixteen possibilities. I should be able to get through them in the next seven Thousand, eight hundred and fourteen years. Just sit tight and call up lots of room service. - Dan
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Just... norma... everyday... lives." With these last words her tone grew rote and her expression became bored. "Yeah, what a relief," said Dan, but he looked every bit as bored as his sister. ... "We're Cahills. We save the world. It's what we do."
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Puller thought about this. He still didn't have a place to stay, but he didn't think it was a good idea to crash at Landry's place again. And even though he had finished processing his aunt's home he still didn't feel comfortable staying there. She had left it to him, of course, so he had every right to be there if he wanted. But what it really came down to was that until he figured out what had happened to her, Puller didn't think he deser..
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But he is sick," Potting interjected. "Takes a sick mind to shove a knife so deep into someone it breaks their spine."
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You're going down this time, Isabel Kabra. - Dan
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