Satan’s Tail

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Dale Brown. Satan’s Tail

DALE BROWN’S DREAMLAND. Satan’s Tail

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DREAMLAND. DUTY ROSTER

Prelude: Lost Comrades. Dreamland 2 November 1997 0610 (all times local)

I. Gimp Boy. Dreamland 3 November 1997 0801

Aboard DD(L) 01 Abner Read, off the Horn of Africa 3 November 1997 1902

Dreamland 3 November 1997 0901

Aboard the Abner Read 3 November 1997 1942

Humboldt County, northwestern California 3 November 1997 1205

Dreamland 1231

Humboldt County, northwestern California 1235

Aboard the Abner Read, off the Horn of Africa 3 November 1997 2042

Dreamland 3 November 1997 1331

McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas 1630

Dreamland 1713

Las Vegas 1715

Dreamland 1930

Near Karin, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 4 November 1997 0431

II. Xray Pop. Aboard the Abner Read 4 November 1997 0800

Near Karin, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 4 November 1997 1731

Approaching Khamis Mushait Air Base, southwestern Saudi Arabia 6 November 1997 1331

Near Boosaaso, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 1731

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 1734

Near Boosaaso, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 1738

Dreamland 0808

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 1908

Near Boosaaso, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2008

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2112

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2115

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2116

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2119

Near Laasgoray, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2220

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2223

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2223

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2224

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2225

III. Territorial Waters. Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 2234

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 6 November 1997 2235

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 2245

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2245

Dreamland 1145

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2250

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2252

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2253

Aboard theWisconsin,over the Gulf of Aden 2255

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, over the Gulf of Aden 2256

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2256

IV. My Way or No Way. Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 7 November 1997 0800

Near Boosaaso, Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden 0810

Khamis Mushait Air Base, southwestern Saudi Arabia 0900

White House 0600

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 1414

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 1414

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 1416

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 1417

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 1426

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 1428

White House 0706

Khamis Mushait Air Base, southwestern Saudi Arabia 1610

Khamis Mushait 1621

V. Invaders. Gulf of Aden, north of Xiis 1810

Khamis Mushait Air Base 1810

Gulf of Aden 1830

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2125

Khamis Mushait Air Base 2130

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2135

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 2150

Khamis Mushait Air Base 2200

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2350

Gulf of Aden 8 November 1997 0012

Khamis Mushait Air Base 0020

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 0055

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 0100

Khamis Mushait Air Base 0112

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 0114

Gulf of Aden 0115

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 0115

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 0121

Gulf of Aden 8 November 1997 0121

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 0123

Khamis Mushait Air Base 0128

Aboard the Wisconsin 0133

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 0134

Aboard the Wisconsin 0145

Khamis Mushait Air Base 0228

Aboard the Wisconsin 0250

VI. Paradise. Gulf of Aden 8 November 1997 0301

Aboard the Abner Read 0310

Aboard the Wisconsin 0312

White House 7 November 1910

Khamis Mushait Air Base 0528

Approaching the Abner Read 1110

Khamis Mushait Air Base 1238

Washington, D.C. 0450

Diego Garcia 1530

National Airport, Washington, D.C. 0530

Aboard the Abner Read 1400

Aboard Baker-Baker Two, approaching Diego Garcia 2232

UN Building, New York City 1300

Diego Garcia 9 November 0030

UN Building, New York City 7 November 1997 1430

Diego Garcia 0400

UN Building, New York City 7 November 1997 1830

Gulf of Aden 9 November 1997 0601

Diego Garcia 0900

Aboard the Abner Read 0800

Diego Garcia 1100

Plaza Hotel, New York City 0900

VII. Friends and Enemies. Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 1900

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 1905

New York 1100

Gulf of Aden 2200

Alexandria, near Washington, D.C. 1500

Aboard the Wisconsin, Gulf of Aden 2400

Aboard the Abner Read 2400

Washington, D.C. 1650

Gulf of Aden 10 November 1997 0400

Alexandria, near Washington, D.C. 2315

Diego Garcia 0800

Aboard the Abner Read 1324

Diego Garcia 1630

VIII. Bloodthirst. Alexandria, near Washington, D.C. 10 November 1997 0600

Aboard the Abner Read 2300

Gulf of Aden 2300

Aboard the Wisconsin, over the Gulf of Aden 2310

White House Situation Room 1515

Aboard the Wisconsin 2330

Aboard the Abner Read 2335

Gulf of Aden 2338

Aboard Dreamland Osprey, approaching northern Somalia 2340

Aboard the Wisconsin 2350

Aboard the Abner Read 2351

Northern Somalia, on the ground 2355

Aboard the Abner Read 2351

Aboard Baker-Baker Two 2359

White House Situation Room 1600

Northern Somalia, on the ground 11 November 1997 0002

Aboard the Abner Read 0009

Northern Somalia, on the ground 11 November 1997 0015

Aboard the Wisconsin 0015

Northern Somalia, on the ground 0021

Aboard Baker-Baker Two 0025

Northern Somalia, on the ground 0023

Aboard Baker-Baker Two 0023

Aboard the Abner Read 0030

Aboard the Wisconsin 0040

Northern Somalia 0045

Aboard Baker-Baker Two 0045

Aboard the Abner Read 0045

Northern Somalia 0050

IX. The Glory of God. Aboard the Abner Read 11 November 1997 0052

Aboard the Wisconsin 0058

Washington, D.C. 10 November 1658

Diego Garcia 0400

Aboard the Abner Read 0102

Aboard the Wisconsin 0102

Gulf of Aden 0105

Aboard the Abner Read 0110

Aboard the Wisconsin 0118

Gulf of Aden 0120

X. Conspiracy Theories. White House 11 November 1997 1000

Aboard the Abner Read, Gulf of Aden 12 November 1997 0800

Diego Garcia 1200

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Mack had been offered the option of using a motorized wheelchair but had declined, largely because Zen didn’t use one. The advantages were obvious now as he struggled to build momentum up the ramp to the office he’d been assigned. Working a wheelchair efficiently required a certain rhythm as well as upper-body strength, and he hadn’t acquired either yet.

Ray Rubeo was waiting for him inside the office. The scientist stood staring at an empty computer screen on the worktable at the side of the room, a deep frown on his face. Mack couldn’t recall a time when the scientist hadn’t worn the frown; Dreamland’s senior scientist seemed to think scowling was part of his job description.

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