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Of Wheels and Angels 9
There were a couple of layovers and train swaps, but each time the bikes were not much of a problem. The special cars were marked with a bike symbol. It was nearly dark when they arrived at Herzogenrath. Preston decided … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 8
The biggest shock was inside the wrapper of the camera. There were two passports from some small Caribbean nation in their fake names and matching Eurail passes. “That should smooth things out a bit, eh Daphne?” Angie chuckled. “I’ll try … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 7
The road south out of Saint Vith ran more or less parallel with an autobahn. However, the autobahn was born aloft on very high pylons, while the lesser route Perston and Angie took dropped rapidly down to the valley floor … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 6
Eventually Angie came back to herself and helped him clip the last few items of clothing to the fence. “Must be powerful stuff in that document,” he said sitting down on the edge of the ground cover. Angie joined him. … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 5
Preston swallowed a sip of tea and put his cup down. “So, Baby. Here’s Saint Vith. Was it what you expected?” “Oh, yes. It’s beautiful. It’s one of the showcases of Belgian government subsidies and historical preservation. I still think … Continue reading
Mythology of Modern Assassination
In the Bible, assassination as a tool of politics is not a sin. It’s hard to say what brings someone into the limelight as a leader. We all recognize charisma when we see it, but efforts to define and quantify … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 4
Lunch was great and Preston waited around a bit to see if anything changed on either the email or dropbox, but there was nothing. He repacked the laptop and shrugged into the backpack. Through the window he spotted a tourist … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 3
“Angie! Hold up a minute,” Preston called. She slowed, stopped and put her feet on the ground, half turned to look back at him. He was looking off to left along one of the straight logging cuts through the trees, … Continue reading
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Big, Sloppy Turning Areas
“Turning point” is a figure of speech, not a mathematically precise concept. I wish I could show you the training areas I saw in Europe. There’s this place Hitler created for training his tank division during WW2 — Grafenwöhr. His … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 2
The border crossing had become wide open since the Eurozone countries had unified their customs structure, so they were largely ignored as they turned south along a much wider highway. They had crossed the Venn Bahn once already, but it … Continue reading