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which of your subsidiary companies developed the software, Glenn?тАЭ

Another smile.

тАЬOh, for GodтАЩs sake,тАЭ Carmody snapped, тАЬWe know your tech can
prevent or erase any recording inside this house. How stupid do you think I
am?тАЭ

тАЬPretty stupid,тАЭ Tartell said, тАЬbut not about technology.тАЭ

Carmody held up five fingers. тАЬKenya. Morocco. Argentina.
Uzbekistan. Myanmar. One per night, each focused on a particular dirt-poor
village, a particular child, and a charitable organization absolutely above
suspicion. Superb production values, great story-telling. Hundreds of
thousands of dollars pouring in, and you now have 88 percent of Americans
watching your illegal broadcasts, breathless to see if the FCC can stop
you.тАЭ

Tartell had a sudden breathing fit. His head jerked within the
powerchair braces and his face turned ashy blue. Carmody stood and
Juanita rushed in, but by the time she got to Tartell, his chair had snaked a
gas mask up over the old manтАЩs face. Tartell breathed deeply and the
gasping subsided.

тАЬSorry,тАЭ Tartell wheezed.

Carmody sat down again, leaning forward in his seat. TartellтАЩs dying
was not going to deter anything. тАЬGlennтАФwhat the hell are you really after?тАЭ

****

Sister H├йl├йne-Marie sank to her arthritic knees before the statue of
Notre M├йre B├йnie in the dim, mud-walled chapel. Enfin, it was a miracle!
Clothes for the children, drugs for the clinic, a computer with a satellite
uplink to get real answers from real doctors! Never had she dared pray for
such riches. When she thought of the lives this could save, tears came to
her old eyes. And the food pouring inтАФnot soysynth but real food, such as
Sister H├йl├йne-Marie had not tasted in years and the poor villagers, never.

тАЬJe vous salue, Marie, pleine de graces....тАЭ

тАЬThereтАЩs one in here!тАЭ

Light exploded into the chapel. Someone said, тАЬSorry, Sister, we just
... uh ... le crew...тАЭ

Merde!

Sister H├йl├йne-Marie clasped her hands in penance, even though she
hadnтАЩt spoken the curse aloud. But these people ... they were everywhere!