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as a hard-nosed squadron leader in the
cerned about some of the methods the inner security peo- Vietnam war, flying
F-6 Phantoms in close support of
ple used. ground troops.
Quinn had heard rumors about Gullick, the
Quinn decided to handle it as quietly as he could. "Get usual scuttlebutt
that went around in even the most secret
in the security police." military unit,
that the general, as a young captain, had been
"The intruders are inside the outer perimeter," the op- known for dropping
his ordnance "danger close"--inside
erator protested. the safety distances
to friendly ground units--in his zeal to
"I know that," Quinn said in a low voice. "But let's try to kill the enemy.
If some friendlies got injured in the process,
keep this low key. We can pull a couple of the security Gullick figured
they would have been hurt in the ground
police in as long as the intruders stay on that side of the fight anyway.
mountain." "Alert Landscape,"
Gullick snapped.
The operator turned and spoke into his mike, giving or- "I've got the
air police moving in--" Quinn began.
ders. "Negative,"
Gullick said. "There's too much going on
Quinn straightened as General Gullick turned from the tonight. I want
those people gone before Nightscape
massive screen. It was currently displaying the world's sur- launches." Gullick
turned away and walked over to another
face in the form of an electronic Mercator conformal map. officer.
"Status?" the general snapped, his voice a deep bass that Quinn reluctantly
gave the orders for Landscape to
reminded Quinn of James Earl Jones. Gullick walked move. He glanced
up at the main screen. Just above it a
down the metal steps from his area toward Quinn. The small digital
display read T-143 HOURS, 34 MINUTES. Quinn bit
general was over six and a half feet tall and still carried the inside of
his lower lip. He didn't understand why they
himself as erect as he had when he was a cadet at the Air were launching
a Nightscape mission this evening with the


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mothership test flight only a little under six nights away. It "The C-130's