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The word about your resourceful escape from Kilkorne
has been quite doing the rounds.'
    'We heard on the radio you were still trying to capture
us.'
    'I'm sorry, we had to give that impression. It was necessary
to let the public announcement continue, until the Minister was
taken into police custody. If he'd been alerted, he'd have vanished
into hiding. Professor Mason put his life on the line defying him,
though of course he was assured of my back-up.'
    Janet stepped forward to shake hands but the Commander raised
his palm towards her. 'Sorry madam, first we need to make
absolutely certain you are who you say you are and that you're
clear.'
    He shone his torch across the eyes of each of them in turn and
checked their IDs.
    Commander Hodgeson looked thoroughly pleased with himself.
'Everything is just as it should be!'
    'What about my son's discovery?' Janet said, pointing at the
Commander's torch.
    'You will each receive full credit for your actions,
especially your son, madam. Not only do we have his detection
system but the news from Breathdeep is that the latest attempt at a
vaccine is successful.'
    'Fantastic!' Graham said. 'We'll be able to open contact with
the rest of the world again.'
    The Commander looked amused and said in a reserved tone, 'That
may take a week or two.'
    Rachel had been preening for the last ten minutes and could
contain herself no longer. 'But does this mean we'll be on
TV?'
    Again the Commander smiled. 'Young lady, I imagine there is
every chance of that. Our next task is to fly you to London, where
your families have been taken for you all to be
reunited.'
    In joy and relief, Alex flung her arms around the nearest
person to hand and realised with a happy smile that it was
Steve.
     
    **

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