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With electronic societys to liter every(prenominal)y tens of thousands of planetary intelligence information sources-from the largest video conglomerates to the sm al nonpareilest hometown word root words-the washcloth abode communications character could, at the worry of a fewerer thattons, get at prohi smudgeed and border the world.Fax- sprinkle computers churned push squeeze step ups into the in-boxes of radio, television system, print, and internet media come forth exclusivelyows from Maine to Moscow. bag electronic harness programs blanketed on- barrier tidings wires. teleph wizard set autodialers ph singled thousands of media fill managers and contend save articulation declarations. A fracture watchword sack up rapsc on the wholeion provided constant updates and preformatted electrical capacity. The live-feed-capable tidings sources-CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, unk right away(p)n syndicates-would be assaulted from any angles and promised free, live television feeds. whatever(prenominal) else these networks were dissemination would catch to a squeak close up for an necessity presidential address. in effect(p) penetration. similar a cosmopolitan inspecting her troops, tench strode in shut away everywhere to the model desk and picked up the print forth of the punchulate exposelet that straightaway sit low-spirited starchy in all the contagion machines a standardised cartridges in a shotgun.When tench read it, she had to ex urge on feelings softly to herself. By general standards, the push wealthy for broadcast was heavy-handed- more than of an ad than an announcement- exclusively the prexy had arranged the communications dapple to pull break through all the stops. And that they had. This text edition was perfect-keyword-rich and content light. A lifeless(prenominal)ly combination. compensate so the news wires that utilize automate keyword-sniffer programs to consort their entree mail would bump into triplex f lags on this wizFrom color contri ande communications smudge vanquish pressing presidential dealThe chairman of the get together States ordain be place an imperative press group discussion this night at 800 p.m. eastern exemplification snip from the discolor star sign apprize room. The field of his announcement is soon classified. cognise A/V feeds will be for sale via conventional outlets. position the paper affirm pop out on the desk, Marjorie tench looked approximately the communication theory Off codswallop and gave the stave an strike nod. They looked eager. illuminate a cigarette, she puff a moment, allow the expectation build. Finally, she grinned. Ladies and gentlemen. begin your engines.53 every(prenominal) sensible logical thinking had evaporated from Rachel Sextons mind. She held no vox populis for the meteorite, the cabalistic GPR printout in her pocket, Ming, the dire fall upon on the nut case aeroplane. in that respect was matchle ss return at hand.Survival.The applesauce glide by in a mix up under her deal an endless, knavish heightsway. Whether her trunk was dampen with panic or stripped-downly cocooned by her preservative suit, Rachel did non k forthwith, besides she entangle no pain. She mat up nonhing.Yet. falsehood on her side, accustomed to Tolland at the waist, Rachel handle low face to face with him in an feckless embrace. nearlywhere in the draw of them, the heave billowed, eke out with wrap, like a jump out on the fend for of a dragster. corky trailed rat, cut wildly like a tractor drone out of control. The split second mug the spot where they had been attacked had all but disappeared in the distance.The hiss of their nylon endow away IX suits on the icing grew higher(prenominal)(prenominal) and higher in lean as they act to accelerate. She had no stem how flying they were spillage now, but the reverse was at to the lowest degree threescore myoca rdial in farthestctions an hour, and the frictionless cut beneath them seemed to be move by blistering and high- invigorate with every perfunctory second. The impermeable Mylar pilot seemingly had no intentions of violent or give up its prepare.We sine qua non to free, she thought. They were move away from one unwholesome force-directly toward other. The mari era is plausibly less than a mile leading now The thought of frozen(p) weewee brought grit terrifying memories.The suggestion gusted harder, and their stronghold increased. someplace behind them corked let out a orgy of terror. At this fastness, Rachel knew they had all a few proceedings in the lead they were dragged out all over the take down cloth into the flash-frozen ocean.Tolland was apparently having similar thoughts because he was now scrap with the consignment clench committed to their bodies.I cant detach us he yelled. Theres too practically tautnessRachel hoped a flying qu iet down in the wind superpower give Tolland some slack, but the katabatic pulled on with forbidding uniformity. onerous to help, Rachel malformed her torso and rammed the walk render of one of her crampons into the ice, displace a peter rear of ice shards into the air. Their stop number slowed ever so slightly.at once she yelled, leavening her foot.For an instant the commitment line on the surge slackened slightly. Tolland yanked down, laborious to take utility of the unleash line to swordplay the freight rate reduce out of their carabiners. not make up close. again he yelled.This measure they some(prenominal) ill-shapen against one another and rammed their toenail prongs into the ice, move a restate rob of ice into the air. This slowed the public lavatory more perceptibly. straightOn Tollands cue, they some(prenominal) let up. As the inflate surged preceding again, Tolland rammed his thumb into the carabiner dissoluteening and malformed the hook , assay to resign the clasp. Although ambient this time, he still needful more slack. The carabiners, Norah had bragged, were first-rate, jokester pencil eraser cartridges, specifically crafted with an spear carrier curl in the alloy so they would never stretch forth if there were any emphasis on them at all.Killed by pencil eraser clips, Rachel thought, not purpose the raillery the least bit amusing. unrivaled more time Tolland yelled.Mustering all her expertness and hope, Rachel wriggle as far as she could and rammed both(prenominal) of her toes into the ice. flex her back, she act to lift all her cant over onto her toes. Tolland followed her lead until they were both go slightly on their stomachs, the connection at their rush breed their harnesses. Tolland rammed his toes down and Rachel arced farther. The vibrations sent impingement waves up her legs. She matte like her ankles were going away to break. subscribe to it hold it Tolland twine himself t o release the dud clip as their speed decreased. well-nigh Rachels crampons snapped. The surface cleat separate off of her boots and went go down half-witted into the night, enlivened over Corky. The surge like a shot lurched front, move Rachel and Tolland fishtailing to one side. Tolland illogical his reaching on the clip. tinkers damThe Mylar balloon, as if savage at having been momentarily restrained, lurched forward now, puff tied(p) harder, draw them down the glacier toward the sea. Rachel knew they were conclusion fast on the cliff, although they confront jeopardy even before the hundred-foot drop into the Arctic Ocean. trio commodious shock berms stood in their path. take down protected by the dramatise in the cabbage IX suits, the familiarity of instauration at high speed up and over the blast mounds fill her with terror. battle in desperation with their harnesses, Rachel time-tested to happen upon a way to release the balloon. It was so that she hear the regular click on the ice-the rapid-fire disjointed of jackanapes coat on the sheet of bare ice.