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forget."
"Long buried," Duncan said. "And that one was Artad's guardian, not
Aspasia's."
"True. But it would also be naive to assume there aren't more guardians out
there we don't know about. Don't forget, the Easter Island one is still active.
It would also be foolish to think that by stopping Aspasia's fleet we totally
defeated the Airlia.
"And remember, it was a foo fighter that took out Dulce, which makes me think
someone was trying to cover something up. And maybe whatever was supposed to be
covered up is still going on somewhere else."

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"You think the biotesting at Dulce was moved?"
"Either moved or being done elsewhere. It would make sense to have redundant
facilities. The same is true with the guardians under Aspasia's control."
"Wheels within wheels," Duncan said.
"Hard to know what to believe and who to trust," Turcotte said.
"I trust you."
Turcotte rubbed the stubble of beard on his chin. Duncan came up next to him,
standing close by his side. He regarded her for a moment, taking in her dark
eyes. "Where's your son?" He felt bad for not having asked before, but it had
been one heck of a trip just getting some time off and coming here. He'd noticed
the picture of Lisa and her son on the mantelpiece inside.
"He's been staying with his father since school started. I knew this
assignment was going to consume all my time, and it wouldn't have been fair to
leave him here."
"It would be kind of lonely," Turcotte noted.
"It is, but we enjoy it when we're here together," Duncan said. "When I
taught at the University we would drive to town together."
"You miss him." Turcotte said it as fact, not a question.
 Duncan nodded. "They're away now on a camping trip. I'd hoped to be able to
see him, but . . ." Her voice trailed off.
"I'm sorry," Turcotte said.
"Next time in town," Duncan promised, "I'll introduce the two of you. You'll
like Jim."
"I'm sure I will."
"He got his license last year," Duncan said. "I was so scared, letting him
drive these roads. I almost sold the house and moved into town. But then the
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appointment came and, well, I didn't have time and Jim likes it here. He likes
the quiet. I like it too.
"When we're done with all of this"тАФshe pointed at the sky, and Turcotte knew
she meant the mothershipтАФ "I want to come back here."
"I'm glad you didn't move," Turcotte said. "It's beautiful."
Duncan was the President's science adviser and primary point of contact for
everything to do with the Airlia. This was the first chance the two of them had