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Volume 1, No. 1





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Banquet
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in his notebook. Was the
British flag across the toes? Along the outside edge of the shoe? How big
was it? He wrote down exactly what Kostylev said: "British flag near laces."
Bellamy was introduced
as another foreigner, a businessman from Canada. Your papers? Passport
surrendered at the Hotel Blagoveshchensk. When did Bellamy arrive? When
is he leaving? How long has he been acquainted with Harioto? Are they
working in concert or are they in competition? Bellamy was feeling more
and more upset with Perogov's line of questioning, but Vera, quietly put
her hand in his and gave him a squeeze. Bellamy's anger subsided and he
offered to show the lieutenant his driving license from British Columbia.
British Columbia!? That peaked Perogov's suspicion. British Columbia,
Vera quickly explained, is just a province in Canada, and the Union Jack
in the
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