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тАЬSam came after my time in Africa,тАЭ Ben said. тАЬBut I kept up with events over there; guys writing me
every now and then. I've heard of him. He's an expert at torture. I can't believe Addison is going along
with this."

тАЬHe isn't,тАЭ Cecil said. тАЬWord we're getting is a power play in Richmond. Lowry wants the White House
all to himself."

тАЬWhere does the military stand?тАЭ Ben asked.
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тАЬMy troops are split,тАЭ General Rimel of the Air Force spoke to his counterparts of the other services.
тАЬBut it isn't an equal balance. I think ... perhaps a third of my men would actively wage war against
Raines and his Rebels."

тАЬIt galls my balls to say it,тАЭ General Franklin of the Marine Corps said, тАЬbut that's about the percentage
of my men, too."

тАЬSame here,тАЭ General Preston of the Army said.

тАЬYeah,тАЭ Admiral Calland of the Navy agreed.

тАЬSo are we out of it?тАЭ Rimel asked.

тАЬExcept for selected units, yes, I would say so,тАЭ Franklin said. тАЬBut about a hundred of Cody's men are
meeting with Sam Hartline down in a deserted town on the Tennessee border right now."

тАЬHartline?тАЭ Preston said. тАЬThe mercenary?"

тАЬOne and the same."

тАЬHow many men does Hartline have?"

тАЬSeveral thousand, and they're all experienced fighters."

Calland was thoughtful for a moment. тАЬHow many personnel in Raines's command?"

тАЬThe Rebels probably can field no more than three or four thousand fighters at any given time,тАЭ Preston
told him. тАЬOur intelligence reports just over a battalion in each of the four sections of the nation. He's got
General Krigel in the east; Major Conger in the mid-north; Colonel Ramos in the south-west; General Bill
Hazen in the mid-west. But he's got small units all over the goddamned place. And if Cody and Hartline
move directly against the people, Raines will declare a full-scale civil war."
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тАЬAnd he'll use guerrilla tactics, too,тАЭ Franklin spoke.

тАЬDamn right, he will. Raines was a Hell Hound, trained by Adams and Dean."