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"Andrei lvanschichin Maraklov--
"My name is Kenneth James."




16 DALE BROWN
"You will not be allowed to leave the Academy. You Will
never see America except in your own mind. That I prom-
ise-"
His smile disappeared, but she couldn't stop. I
." will make recommendations to Mr. Roberts that you never I
be
allowed to graduate. You could compromise the whole op-
eration. "
It pleased her to see the panic in his face that had now re-
placed his smug expression. "What are you going to tell them,
Janet? That while we've been screwing each other I somehow
scared you and you think I'm crazy? You've no credibility. A
thirty-year-old ex-whore having sex with a seventeen-year-old
high school student. You'll make a very reliable witness." He
stepped toward her, his expression softening. "You'll drag
yourself down as well as me. Don't do it. I promise I won't
scare you again. Janet .
She pushed him away. "I don't need credibility. I can de-
stroy you without anyone ever knowing it was me. A notation
here and there, a rumor, a changed grade or a negative entry
on your progress charts. You will be on your way to a border
post before you know it. Now once more, get out."
"Don't do it," he was still saying as the door slammed in
his face. "You'll be sorry if you do .
His morning regimen had been the same for the past five years.
Wakeup at five A., calisthenics and a morning three-mile
jog, breakfast by six-thirty. The Academy even taught students
to enjoy the typical American breakfast dishes while at the
same time giving them healthier, more substantial foods.
Classes began at eight. Usually there was a bit of time before
the morning class-today's was on the stock market and Amer-
ican economics-so James spent his time reviewing the latest
intelligence on his "target--the real Ken James.
How could anyone with so much going for him act the way

James had? Maraklov asked himself. The report said James
was going to ace every course he was enrolled in in his final
semester of high school, including several advance-placement
college-level courses. At the same time a police blotter report
noted that James had been caught with a bag of marijuana. He
was not charged with a crime, only reprimanded-his stepfa-
ther carried a good deal of influence in the small town where
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