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 No one noticed the 4 men at the small townтАЩs north-eastern boundary who were attentively watching the
helicopterтАЩs takeoff. One of the 4 was a small, heavyset man who, as one could see when he moved,
limped in the tight leg. Walter S. Hollander, formerly the leader of the sect of Natural Philosophy and
now MullonтАЩs bitterest enemy, had recovered from his wound but the stiffness in his right leg remained as
a constant reminder.

"Alright, letтАЩs go!" Hollander ordered. "ItтАЩll be light in an hour at most and by then you must be so far
away that you canтАЩt be seen from Greenwich. You know what you have to do, of course?"

"Of course," answered one of the 3 others. "I just hope you know what youтАЩre asking from us."

Hollander nodded. "IтАЩm well aware of that and youтАЩll get your reward afterwards. YouтАЩll become my
closest associates as soon as Mullon is out of the way. Now get going!"

The 3 men followed the order without a word. They went first off to the left, where the grass had been
so trampled by preparations for the helicopterтАЩs taking off that it would no longer show their tracks, then
turned to the west and in a few minutes disappeared in the early morning half-light.

Hollander watched them go. He was a hardened man but as he saw his 3 hirelings vanish, unseen by
anyone else, into the faintly luminous gloom, their stolen weapons over their shoulders, he felt a
premonition of what would happen.

No one would know where the 3 men who had stolen the weapons out of the arsenal had gone off to.
When anyone started looking for themтАФand it would be at least a day before a search was begunтАФa
letter would be found according to which тАШ3 conscientious men have left the city on their own initiative to
scout the immediate vicinity and thus contribute their share to the safety of Greenwich.тАЩ Under such
circumstances the thievery of the weaponsтАФall the cityтАЩs arms were held by the PeopleтАЩs
AssemblyтАФwould not count for much.

However the 3 menтАФHarper, Glannon and CislarczikтАФwould ambush Mullon when he least expected
an attack and return to a city where Hollander had long before taken advantage of the death of his enemy
by taking over the rulership for himself.

If the plan fell throughтАж well, a few men would stand ready west of the city to make sure that Harper,
Glannon and Cislarczik were never seen again in Greenwich. Mullon would never then be able to use one
of the 3 as a star witness against his enemy Hollander.

No, there would be no failuresтАж only a delay at most. Satisfied with his plans, Hollander returned
home, arriving before it was light enough for anyone to see where he had come from.



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The distance from Greenwich to the first foothills in the north was about 60 miles. Mullon, sitting at the
controls himself, flew the helicopter along at a moderate speed, several hundred yards above the ground.
He thus reached the western end of the grasslands, which ascended gently all the way from the jungle at
the other end, and crossed into the rocky mountain area just as the sun was coming up.