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another.
    But clearly, this wasn’t a note from the head of central intelligence.
    Blaine read the message:
    Dear Mr. Director
,
    On 9/25 & 9/28, two so-called natural disasters occurred, the first in Bangladesh, the second in Uruguay. You undoubtedly read about them. Neither of them, in fact, was natural. The next ones will take place in the South Pacific Ocean tomorrow
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    You have the ability to stop this pattern. If you choose not to do so, a similar event will soon devastate the United States
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    Details will follow, but only if this communiqué is kept within the circle of you and the recipients of my previous messages. If this message is reported by the media, or shared with anyone else in the administration, including the FBI, the United States will suffer severe consequences
.
    —Janus 94S75Y38W86
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    Blaine looked up.
    Her eyes went from DeVries to Easton. Then back to DeVries.
    The South Pacific Ocean. The next ones
. On Friday, two days ago, more than a dozen earthquakes had rocked the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and New Zealand, a region known as the Pacific Rim of Fire. The chain of earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis had killed at least two hundred people in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, while causing dozens of injuries and massive structural damage in New Zealand.
    Easton watched her with his unblinking blue eyes as she handed the paper back.
    “You said ‘messages.’ ”
    “Yes. Two others.”
    He slid a copy of the next printout across the table.
    Blaine looked down, better understanding Gabriel Herring’s reaction now.
    This message had been sent to the President of the United States. An email address known by fewer than fifteen people.
    The sender was Vice President Bill Stanton.
    The subject line: NEED TO TALK .
    This one was dated September 26. Last Monday.
    But it wasn’t from the Vice President.
    Dear Mr. President
,
    Yesterday, a deadly “natural disaster” caused massive destruction in the Bay of Bengal, in Eastern Asia. As you will soon begin to understand, the disaster was not, in fact, natural
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    This was the first in a series of such events. The second will occur in two days in South America
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    You have the ability to stop this pattern. If you choose not to doso, or if you decide to share the contents of this message with the media, or with any agency or individual within your government, including the FBI, an event will occur very soon that will irreversibly damage the United States. Details will follow, but only if this communication is kept within the circle of those who have received my previous messages
.
    —Janus 3L38P93G676
    Blaine read through the note again, and handed it back. “The next one was Uruguay,” she said.
    “Correct,” said Easton.
    “Last Wednesday’s hurricane.”
    “That is correct.”
    A rare South Atlantic Ocean hurricane, the first ever reported on the shores of Uruguay. A wobbly offshore storm system that had suddenly become organized, gathering speed and strength, slamming the coastline east of Montevideo. Dozens of homes and apartment buildings were destroyed by the 90 mph winds and flooding, at least 120 people killed.
    Easton pushed the third message toward her, exchanging it for the second.
    This one had been sent to him on his secure mobile device, she saw, dated September 23. Two days before the Bay of Bengal tsunami.
    The sender was [email protected] . Deborah Easton. The subject line: BETTER COME HOME EARLY .
    But the message was not from Easton’s wife.
    Blaine read the text:
    Mr. Secretary
,
    In two days, an event will occur in Eastern Asia. It will be reported in the media as a “natural disaster,” although its cause will not be natural
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    A pattern of these “natural” disasters will continue for about twelve days. You have the ability to stop this pattern. But if this warning is reported in the media or is shared at any time with other countries, or with any agencies or individuals within the federal government, you will forfeit that