The_AT Silent_JJ Sea_NN1 NEAR_II THE_AT PARAGUAY-ARGENTINE_JJ BORDER_NN1 PRESENT_NN1 DAY_NP1 JUAN_NP1 CABRILLO_NP1 HAD_VHD NEVER_RR THOUGHT_VVN HE_PPHS1 WOULD_VM MEET_VVI A_AT1 challenge_NN1 he_PPHS1 would_VM rather_RR walk_VVI away_II21 from_II22 than_CSN face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD like_II running_VVG from_II this_DD1 one_PN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST it_PPH1 showed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 unreadable_JJ game_NN1 face_VV0 his_APPGE blue_JJ eyes_NN2 remained_VVD calm_JJ and_CC his_APPGE expression_NN1 neutral_JJ but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ his_APPGE best_JJT friend_NN1 and_CC second-in-command_NN1 ,_, Max_NP1 Hanley_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Max_NP1 would_VM have_VHI picked_VVN up_RP on_II Cabrillo_NP1 's_GE concern_NN1 in_II a_AT1 second_NNT1 ._. 
Forty_MC miles_NNU2 down_II the_AT tea-black_JJ river_NN1 from_II where_RRQ he_PPHS1 stood_VVD was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT tightly_RR controlled_VVN borders_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 second_NNT1 only_RR to_II the_AT DMZ_NP1 separating_VVG the_AT two_MC Koreas_NP2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR rotten_JJ luck_NN1 that_CST the_AT object_NN1 that_CST had_VHD brought_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE handpicked_JJ team_NN1 to_II the_AT remote_JJ jungle_NN1 had_VHD landed_VVN on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
Had_VHD it_PPH1 come_VV0 down_RP in_II Paraguay_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 phone_NN1 call_NN1 between_II diplomats_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 little_JJ hush_NN1 money_NN1 in_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO economic_JJ aid_NN1 would_VM have_VHI ended_VVN the_AT affair_NN1 then_RT and_CC there_RL ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT case_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ they_PPHS2 sought_VVD had_VHD landed_VVN in_II Argentina_NP1 ._. 
And_CC had_VHD the_AT incident_NN1 occurred_VVN eighteen_MC months_NNT2 earlier_RRR it_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN handled_VVN effortlessly_RR ._. 
Yet_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_DB ago_RA ,_, following_VVG the_AT second_MD collapse_NN1 of_IO the_AT Argentine_JJ peso_NNU1 ,_, a_AT1 junta_NN1 of_IO Generals_NN2 ,_, led_VVN by_II Generalissimo_NNB Ernesto_NP1 Corazon_NP1 ,_, had_VHD seized_VVN power_NN1 in_II a_AT1 violent_JJ coup_NN1 that_CST intelligence_NN1 analysts_NN2 believed_VVD had_VHD been_VBN in_II the_AT works_NN for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT monetary_JJ crisis_NN1 was_VBDZ simply_RR an_AT1 excuse_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 to_TO wrest_VVI control_NN1 from_II the_AT legitimate_JJ government_NN1 ._. 
The_AT heads_NN2 of_IO the_AT civilian_JJ leadership_NN1 were_VBDR tried_VVN in_II kangaroo_NN1 courts_NN2 for_IF crimes_NN2 against_II the_AT state_NN1 involving_VVG economic_JJ mismanagement_NN1 ._. 
The_AT fortunate_JJ were_VBDR executed_VVN ;_; the_AT rest_NN1 ,_, more_DAR than_CSN three_MC thousand_NNO by_II some_DD estimates_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR sent_VVN to_II forced-labor_JJ camps_NN2 in_II the_AT Andes_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 or_CC deep_RR into_II the_AT Amazon_NP1 ._. 
Any_DD attempt_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI more_DAR of_IO their_APPGE fate_NN1 was_VBDZ met_VVN with_IW arrests_NN2 ._. 
The_AT press_NN1 was_VBDZ nationalized_JJ ,_, and_CC journalists_NN2 not_XX toeing_VVG the_AT party_NN1 line_NN1 were_VBDR jailed_VVN ._. 
Unions_NN2 were_VBDR banned_VVN and_CC street_NN1 protests_NN2 were_VBDR met_VVN with_IW gunfire_NN1 ._. 
Those_DD2 who_PNQS got_VVD out_RP in_II the_AT early_JJ chaotic_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT coup_NN1 ,_, mostly_RR some_DD wealthy_JJ families_NN2 willing_JJ to_TO leave_VVI everything_PN1 behind_RL ,_, said_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ happening_VVG in_II their_APPGE country_NN1 made_VVD the_AT horrors_NN2 of_IO 1960s_MC2 and_CC '70s_MC2 military_JJ dictatorships_NN2 seem_VV0 tame_JJ ._. 
Argentina_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN from_II a_AT1 thriving_JJ democracy_NN1 to_II a_AT1 virtual_JJ police_NN2 state_VV0 inside_RL of_IO six_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT United_JJ Nations_NN2 had_VHD rattled_VVN its_APPGE vocal_JJ swords_NN2 ,_, threatening_VVG sanctions_NN2 but_CCB ultimately_RR sending_VVG out_RP a_AT1 watered-down_JJ resolution_NN1 condemning_VVG human_JJ rights_NN2 abuses_VVZ that_CST the_AT ruling_JJ junta_NN1 duly_RR ignored_VVN ._. 
Since_II then_RT ,_, the_AT military_JJ government_NN1 had_VHD tightened_VVN their_APPGE control_NN1 even_RR further_RRR ._. 
Lately_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD started_VVN massing_VVG troops_NN2 on_II the_AT borders_NN2 of_IO Bolivia_NP1 ,_, Paraguay_NP1 ,_, Uruguay_NP1 ,_, and_CC Brazil_NP1 ,_, as_RG well_RR as_CSA along_II the_AT mountain_NN1 passes_VVZ near_II Chile_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 draft_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN implemented_VVN ,_, giving_VVG them_PPHO2 an_AT1 army_NN1 as_RG large_JJ as_CSA the_AT combined_JJ forces_NN2 of_IO all_DB other_JJ South_NP1 American_JJ countries_NN2 ._. 
Brazil_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 traditional_JJ rival_NN1 for_IF regional_JJ power_NN1 ,_, had_VHD likewise_RR fortified_VVN their_APPGE border_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX uncommon_JJ for_IF the_AT two_MC sides_NN2 to_TO lob_VVI artillery_NN1 shells_NN2 at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ into_II this_DD1 authoritarian_JJ nightmare_NN1 that_CST Cabrillo_NP1 was_VBDZ to_TO lead_VVI his_APPGE people_NN in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO recover_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ essentially_RR a_AT1 NASA_NP1 blunder_NN1 ._. 
THE_AT CORPORATION_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT area_NN1 monitoring_VVG the_AT situation_NN1 when_CS the_AT call_NN1 came_VVD through_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD actually_RR been_VBN unloading_VVG a_AT1 shipment_NN1 of_IO stolen_JJ cars_NN2 from_II Europe_NP1 in_II Santos_NP1 ,_, Brazil_NP1 ,_, South_ND1 America_NP1 's_GE busiest_JJT seaport_NN1 ,_, as_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT cover_NN1 they_PPHS2 maintained_VVD ._. 
Their_APPGE ship_NN1 ,_, the_AT Oregon_NP1 ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 reputation_NN1 as_II a_AT1 tramp_NN1 freighter_NN1 with_IW no_AT set_NN1 route_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 crew_NN1 that_CST asked_VVD few_DA2 questions_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM just_RR be_VBI coincidental_JJ that_CST over_II the_AT next_MD several_DA2 months_NNT2 Brazil_NP1 's_GE police_NN2 forces_NN2 would_VM receive_VVI tips_NN2 concerning_II the_AT cars_NN2 '_GE locations_NN2 ._. 
During_II transit_NN1 ,_, Cabrillo_NP1 had_VHD his_APPGE technical_JJ team_NN1 hide_VV0 GPS_NN2 trackers_NN2 on_II the_AT gray-market_JJ automobiles_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX likely_JJ that_CST the_AT cars_NN2 would_VM be_VBI returned_VVN to_II their_APPGE owners_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT smuggling_NN1 ring_NN1 would_VM surely_RR collapse_VVI ._. 
Pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI larcenous_JJ was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT Corporation_NN1 's_GE job_NN1 ,_, actually_RR abetting_VVG in_II a_AT1 criminal_JJ enterprise_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX ._. 
The_AT center_NN1 fore_NN1 derrick_NN1 swung_VVN over_II the_AT hold_NN1 for_IF the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
In_II the_AT glow_NN1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 dock_NN1 lights_NN2 left_VVD working_VVG at_II the_AT little-used_JJ section_NN1 of_IO the_AT port_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 string_NN1 of_IO exotic_JJ automobiles_NN2 glimmered_VVD like_II rare_JJ jewels_NN2 ._. 
Ferraris_NP2 ,_, Maseratis_NP2 ,_, and_CC Audi_NP1 R8s_FO all_RR waited_VVD to_TO be_VBI loaded_VVN into_II the_AT backs_NN2 of_IO three_MC idling_JJ semitrailers_NN2 ._. 
A_ZZ1 customs_NN2 foreman_NN1 stood_VVD nearby_RL ,_, his_APPGE coat_NN1 pocket_NN1 bulging_VVG slightly_RR from_II the_AT envelope_NN1 of_IO five-hundred-euro_JJ bills_NN2 ._. 
CABRILLO_NP1 WAITED_VVD FOR_IF THE_AT WINCH_NN1 TO_TO START_VVI HAULING_VVG him_PPHO1 up_RP ,_, but_CCB nothing_PN1 happened_VVD ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX true_JJ ,_, more_DAR of_IO the_AT line_NN1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG down_RP the_AT shaft_NN1 and_CC forming_VVG an_AT1 ever-enlargening_JJ loop_NN1 just_RR below_RL where_CS he_PPHS1 hovered_VVD in_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
Max_NP1 had_VHD hit_VVN the_AT wrong_JJ button_NN1 ._. 
Juan_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO hail_VVI him_PPHO1 over_II the_AT comm_UH link_NN1 but_CCB received_VVD no_AT reply_NN1 ._. 
Hanley_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN off_RP alone_RR to_TO deal_VVI with_IW the_AT Argentine_JJ threat_NN1 ._. 
And_CC in_II his_APPGE haste_NN1 had_VHD trapped_VVN Juan_NP1 in_II the_AT Treasure_NN1 Pit_NN1 ._. 
The_AT prudent_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO do_VDI would_VM be_VBI to_II surface_NN1 according_II21 to_II22 the_AT dive_NN1 tables_NN2 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD memorized_VVN decades_NNT2 ago_RA and_CC wait_VV0 for_IF Max_NP1 to_TO return_VVI ._. 
But_CCB Juan_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX one_PN1 to_TO let_VVI opportunity_NN1 go_VVI to_TO waste_VVI ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 inverted_VVD himself_PPX1 and_CC swam_VVD back_RP for_IF the_AT bottom_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sense_NN1 leaving_VVG until_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ positive_JJ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD missed_VVN nothing_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 examined_VVD the_AT niche_NN1 first_MD ,_, going_VVG so_RG far_RR as_CSA to_TO press_VVI himself_PPX1 into_II it_PPH1 to_TO see_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 activated_VVD any_DD kind_NN1 of_IO device_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chiseled_JJ stone_NN1 around_II him_PPHO1 remained_VVD innocuous_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 sank_VVD lower_JJR still_RR ._. 
The_AT silt_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD kicked_VVN up_RP earlier_RRR had_VHD settled_VVN back_RP to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 cleared_VVD away_RL an_AT1 area_NN1 where_CS the_AT wall_NN1 met_VVD the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
And_CC something_PN1 caught_VVD his_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD his_APPGE dive_NN1 knife_NN1 from_II the_AT sheath_NN1 strapped_VVN to_II his_APPGE calf_NN1 and_CC ran_VVN it_PPH1 along_II the_AT seam_NN1 ._. 
The_AT tip_NN1 vanished_VVD into_II a_AT1 tiny_JJ gap_NN1 between_II the_AT floor_NN1 and_CC wall_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD again_RT at_II another_DD1 spot_NN1 and_CC found_VVD the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC more_DAR attempts_NN2 convinced_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT Treasure_NN1 Pit_NN1 was_VBDZ fitted_VVN like_II a_AT1 plug_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 deeper_RRR in_II the_AT earth_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 buried_VVN below_II this_DD1 false_JJ bottom_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO get_VVI there_RL ._. 
The_AT Ronishes_NN2 had_VHD figured_VVN it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
Cabrillo_NP1 swam_VVD a_AT1 slow_JJ circuit_NN1 of_IO the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE dive_NN1 light_NN1 shining_VVG on_II the_AT joint_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 corner_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 stone_NN1 was_VBDZ wedged_VVN tightly_RR between_II the_AT floor_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 small_JJ irregularity_NN1 projecting_VVG from_II the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 
Juan_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX touch_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD his_APPGE knees_NN2 up_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE chest_NN1 and_CC thrust_VV0 them_PPHO2 down_RP onto_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT impact_NN1 sent_VVD pain_NN1 shooting_VVG up_RP from_II his_APPGE heels_NN2 but_CCB also_RR made_VVD the_AT entire_JJ floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT pit_NN1 bobble_VV0 ever_RG21 so_RG22 slightly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD back_RP up_RP at_II the_AT niche_NN1 ._. 
Clever_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
Very_RG ,_, very_RG clever_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II the_AT rock_NN1 wedge_NN1 and_CC got_VVD himself_PPX1 ready_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 how_RGQ much_DA1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 assumed_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI quick_JJ ._. 
Reaching_VVG out_RP a_AT1 hand_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD the_AT stone_NN1 free_JJ ,_, then_RT finned_VVD for_IF the_AT grotto_NN1 as_RG fast_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
Where_CS a_AT1 second_NNT1 ago_RA all_DB he_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI was_VBDZ the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE breathing_NN1 ,_, the_AT pit_NN1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR filled_VVN with_IW the_AT scrape_NN1 of_IO stone_NN1 against_II stone_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT chamber_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 enormous_JJ float_NN1 ,_, kept_VVN in_II place_NN1 by_II the_AT wedge_NN1 ._. 
Juan_NP1 threw_VVD himself_PPX1 into_II the_AT niche_NN1 just_RR as_CSA the_AT silt-covered_JJ floor_NN1 reached_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pressed_VVD himself_PPX1 as_RG far_JJ back_NN1 as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
The_AT pit_NN1 's_GE designers_NN2 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN bulky_JJ scuba_NN1 tanks_NN2 ,_, so_CS the_AT fit_NN1 was_VBDZ tight_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD in_II awe_NN1 as_II the_AT floor_NN1 rose_VVD higher_JJR and_CC higher_JJR ._. 
It_PPH1 climbed_VVD past_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 ,_, then_RT waist_NN1 ,_, and_CC continued_VVD upward_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX so_RG buoyant_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 raced_VVD for_IF the_AT surface_NN1 ,_, but_CCB rather_RR it_PPH1 ascended_VVD at_II a_AT1 stately_JJ pace_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_CST his_APPGE fiber-optic_JJ cable_NN1 was_VBDZ trapped_VVN between_II the_AT float_NN1 and_CC the_AT wall_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD a_AT1 silent_JJ prayer_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX get_VVI cut_NN1 ._. 
No_AT sooner_RRR had_VHD he_PPHS1 thought_VVN it_PPH1 than_CSN the_AT frayed_JJ end_NN1 drifted_VVD down_RP over_II him_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT plastic_NN1 abraded_VVD away_RL ._. 
A_AT1 second_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, the_AT loose_JJ end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE lifeline_NN1 drifted_VVD past_RL ,_, too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 how_RRQ the_AT float_NN1 would_VM stop_VVI but_CCB he_PPHS1 figured_VVD it_PPH1 must_VM ,_, otherwise_RR the_AT Ronish_JJ brothers_NN2 would_VM have_VHI perished_VVN down_RP here_RL seventy_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
One_MC1 mystery_NN1 was_VBDZ solved_VVN when_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD his_APPGE first_MD look_NN1 at_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT giant_JJ float_NN1 ._. 
The_AT top_JJ layer_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 thin_JJ veneer_NN1 of_IO slate_NN1 while_CS the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ metal_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 tapped_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 rang_VVD hollow_NN1 ._. 
The_AT metal_NN1 had_VHD withstood_VVN centuries_NNT2 of_IO immersion_NN1 in_II salt_NN1 water_NN1 because_CS the_AT designer_NN1 had_VHD covered_VVN it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 layer_NN1 of_IO fine_JJ gold_NN1 flake_NN1 ._. 
Gold_NN1 never_RR corrodes_VVZ ,_, and_CC could_VM protect_VVI the_AT metal_NN1 float_NN1 for_IF centuries_NNT2 ._. 
Surely_RR you_PPY can_VM find_VVI the_AT Silent_JJ Sea_NN1 in_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ out_RP there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 do_VD0 ,_, but_CCB the_AT seafloor_NN1 drops_VVZ away_RL just_RR outside_II the_AT bay_NN1 to_II more_DAR than_CSN five_MC thousand_NNO feet_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM take_VVI a_AT1 month_NNT1 or_CC longer_RRR ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 still_RR might_VM not_XX find_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
My_APPGE government_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX willing_JJ to_TO risk_VVI our_APPGE searching_VVG for_IF that_RG long_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT final_JJ nail_NN1 in_II the_AT coffin_NN1 ._. 
At_II dawn_NNT1 the_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Hercules_NP1 took_VVD off_RP again_RT for_IF Argentina_NP1 ,_, carrying_VVG the_AT first_MD wave_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 off_II the_AT peninsula_NN1 ._. 
Unlike_II Caesar_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD crossed_VVN the_AT Rubicon_NN1 only_RR to_TO be_VBI beaten_VVN back_RP by_II what_DDQ they_PPHS2 thought_VVD was_VBDZ fate_NN1 but_CCB in_II truth_NN1 were_VBDR Juan_NP1 Cabrillo_NP1 and_CC the_AT Corporation_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 DARK_JJ PALL_NP1 HUNG_VVD OVER_II the_AT Oregon_NP1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 cruised_VVD northwest_ND1 on_II her_APPGE way_NN1 to_II South_NP1 Africa_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 late_JJ to_TO provide_VVI security_NN1 for_IF the_AT Kuwaiti_JJ Emir_NN1 's_GE state_NN1 visit_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 quick_JJ renegotiation_NN1 on_II their_APPGE fee_NN1 had_VHD settled_VVN the_AT matter_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ship_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 zombie_NN1 now_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM function_VVI ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT soul_NN1 ._. 
Juan_NP1 's_GE presence_NN1 was_VBDZ everywhere_RL aboard_II her_PPHO1 ,_, therefore_RR so_RR was_VBDZ his_APPGE absence_NN1 ._. 
Four_MC days_NNT2 had_VHD passed_VVN since_CS his_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT crew_NN1 were_VBDR no_AT further_RRR along_RP in_II their_APPGE grieving_JJ than_CSN the_AT first_MD instant_NNT1 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 realized_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX coming_VVG back_RP ._. 
Without_IW Juan_NP1 to_TO lead_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ talk_NN1 of_IO dissolving_VVG the_AT Corporation_NN1 altogether_RR ,_, talk_VV0 that_CST Max_NP1 Hanley_NP1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG nothing_PN1 to_TO quell_VVI ._. 
Mark_NP1 Murphy_NP1 was_VBDZ seated_VVN at_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 in_II his_APPGE cabin_NN1 ,_, playing_VVG mindless_JJ games_NN2 of_IO Internet_NP1 backgammon_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ well_JJ past_JJ midnight_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO sleep_NN1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN anyone_PN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 feared_VVD for_IF the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE IQ_NN1 had_VHD kept_VVN him_PPHO1 socially_RR isolated_VVD his_APPGE entire_JJ life_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX until_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD joined_VVN the_AT Corporation_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 place_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 not_XX only_RR fit_VV0 in_RP but_CCB flourished_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO lose_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO return_VVI to_II a_AT1 world_NN1 where_RRQ people_NN thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 freak_NN1 or_CC used_VVD him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 walking_NN1 computer_NN1 ,_, like_II when_RRQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD worked_VVN in_II the_AT defense_NN1 industry_NN1 ._. 
The_AT people_NN on_II the_AT Oregon_NP1 were_VBDR his_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 embraced_VVD his_APPGE idiosyncrasies_NN2 ,_, or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 tolerated_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC to_II Murph_NP1 that_DD1 was_VBDZ enough_RR ._. 
If_CS they_PPHS2 cashed_VVD out_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD enough_DD money_NN1 socked_VVN away_RL and_CC would_VM never_RR need_VVI to_TO work_VVI again_RT ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO isolation_NN1 that_CST had_VHD plagued_VVN him_PPHO1 his_APPGE entire_JJ life_NN1 would_VM come_VVI roaring_VVG back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 polished_VVD off_RP another_DD1 player_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eleventh_MD in_II a_AT1 row_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ game_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD his_APPGE e-mail_NN1 icon_NN1 blinking_NN1 ._. 
Hoping_VVG for_IF a_AT1 more_RGR interesting_JJ distraction_NN1 than_CSN another_DD1 round_NN1 of_IO 'gammon_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 toggled_VVD to_II his_APPGE e-mail_NN1 page_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC messages_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE mainframe_NN1 did_VDD a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 of_IO filtering_VVG spam_NN1 for_IF the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT crew_NN1 ,_, but_CCB ,_, for_IF whatever_DDQV reason_NN1 ,_, Mark_NP1 allowed_VVD a_RR21 lot_RR22 through_RP to_II his_APPGE computer_NN1 ._. 
Junk_NN1 messages_NN2 were_VBDR better_RRR than_CSN none_PN ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ spam_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 move_NN1 in_II a_AT1 long-running_JJ series_NN of_IO chess_NN1 matches_VVZ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG against_II a_AT1 retired_JJ Israeli_JJ professor_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI the_AT man_NN1 in_II mate_NN1 in_II another_DD1 four_MC moves_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT old_JJ physicist_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX yet_RR see_VVI it_PPH1 coming_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 dashed_VVD off_RP his_APPGE reply_NN1 ,_, and_CC glanced_VVD at_II the_AT address_NN1 for_IF the_AT final_JJ message_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI anybody_PN1 at_II Penn_NP1 State_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT subject_NN1 line_NN1 looked_VVD intriguing_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 read_VVD Lonely_JJ ._. 
Probably_RR some_DD lame_JJ college_NN1 dating_NN1 service_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 opened_VVD it_PPH1 anyway_RR ._. 
Hi_UH there_RL ._. 
Remember_VV0 me_PPIO1 ?_? 
Until_II recently_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT chairman_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 major_JJ corporation_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT king_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 penguin_NN1 colony_NN1 here_RL at_II the_AT Wilson/George_NP1 Research_NN1 Station_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE friends_NN2 had_VHD to_TO leave_VVI me_PPIO1 behind_RL ._. 
