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the Red Army. It was he who engineered the remarkably successful brainwashing program used on American prisoners in the Korean War.
    "If he had not chosen to side with the wrong political faction in the power struggle after the death of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong, he would doubtless still occupy a high position in his native land. But as it is, we have been able to let him utilize and further expand his expertise in controlling and programming the human mind. By this time, it may be safely said that a person's mind is putty in his skilled hands."
    Chin bowed in the direction of the speaker. "Thank you for your praise, but it was impossible to achieve without the technical help of my comrade Peter Clark." He bowed again, in the direction of the tail, thin, freckle-faced young man with horn-rimmed glasses who stood behind him.
    Peter Clark stepped forward to join Chin, and the speaker introduced him. "Mr. Clark was formerly employed by a pioneering electronics firm on the West Coast, until it was bought by a larger corporation and its pure research budget was slashed.” "They took away my laboratory, just when I was getting into some really interesting stuff ," Peter Clark complained in a high-pitched Whining voice. He sounded very much like a five-year-old tattling on somebody who had stolen his toys.
    "Fortunately, we are able to supply Peter with all the equipment he wants. In return he has supplied us with the most advanced techniques for computerizing and electronically implanting information into the human brain," the voice said. "Really neat stuff," added Peter, with a pleased expression.
    "Now you see what the staff of the Lazarus Clinic can do," said the voice.
    "You mean you created two guys who look like us, and then programmed them to think like us?" asked Frank.
    "Not created-recruited," replied the voice. "We found two young men with the right body types. Then, using our excellent file on your personal lives, we programmed that information into your doubles. We've also recorded your voices and videotaped your activities, and then programmed your speech patterns and motor abilities into Frank Two and Joe Two. But there is a difference between them and you. A big difference, they think what we want them to think. And do what we want them to do."
    "You jokers have gone to a lot of trouble but why?" asked Joe.
    "That is for us to know and for you not to live long enough to find out," answered the voice.
    "But you must want us for something. Other wise you wouldn't have bothered to let us live this long," said Frank.
    "You're right. But since you obliged us by walking right into our hands, we have decided to use your presence as an opportunity to pump every bit of information out of what is left of your lives. "
    "Pump away-you're not getting a thing. Let Chin try his brainwashing stuff and see how far he gets," said Joe defiantly.
    "Joe's right," Frank said, and added with calm logic, "You blew whatever chance you had of making use of us when you told us you're going to kill us anyway. Bad move."
    The voice, however, did not sound disturbed by the Hardy boys' resistance.
    In fact, it seemed to be enjoying its cat and mouse game.
    "Let me assure you, Frank, there are far more painful things than death-things that can make death seem sweet. And let me inform you, Joe, that there are far swifter and more effective means than brainwashing to get what we want out of you."
    The voice paused a moment to let its words sink in. Then it continued, "But I still haven't introduced the "fourth member of our team. How rude of me. Let me do it now. Gentlemen, meet Ivan Boshevsky."
    With that, the big bear like man who had been standing behind the others stepped forward. His shaved skull gleamed in the light. His smile gleamed even brighter. His grinning lips parted to display a set of bizarre false teeth, a mingling of gold, silver, and stainless steel.
    "Comrade Boshevsky was employed by the Soviet KGB during the regime of