"L. E. Modesitt - The Forever Hero 2 -The Silent Warrior" - читать интересную книгу автора (Modesitt L E)

found himself losing it, piece by piece.

He stood, squinting, shrugging his shoulders to loosen the stiffness, and trying to
repress the shivers that threatened.

He looked down. The envelope was on the flat section of the wall console, but the note
itself was still clutched in his left hand.

Caroljoy. I never knew . . .

"Didn't you?" he asked aloud. "Didn't you?"

There was no answer from the dark green walls, nor from the blank screen, or from its



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flashing red light that indicated messages stored in the system.

He ignored the messages and turned to the book only because the pilot had suggested he
read it before reacting. Carefully refolding the note, he placed it in the pocket inside the front
cover, though he would remove it shortly, as she had implied he should.

"OER FOUNDATION"--that was stamped in silver letters on the spine of the book and on the
otherwise blank front cover.

He leafed through the pages, skimming the contents, still standing before the console.

The shakiness in his knees reminded him that he had some physical limits, and, flicking
the room's light level higher, he sat down in the single gray swivel.

After racing through the first ten pages, he shut the cover. The rest could wait until be
could devote the right attitude to study and learn the contents.

Caroljoy had been right. He was the OER Foundation. Of course, she was right. She had
designed it. While the Halsie-Vyr Group controlled the base assets, all income from the trust went
to OER, to an account blind to Halsie-Vyr, and from which only one Senior Commander MacGregor
Corson Gerswin could draw.

He shook his head. The details were overwhelming. In essence, the book was a personalized
how to manual for him . . . how to set up a double blind operation to protect himself . . . how to
comply with the Imperial Tax Code--

"No!"

Caroljoy had been so thorough. She had personally picked out the offices through an
intermediary and included a floor plan. So thorough, as if everything had to be done completely
right the first time, as if there were no tomorrow. As if . . .