The Macro Event. Andrew Adams

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       2303, Day 4, Ridgeline above Soledad Canyon Road, Agua Dulce, California

       2301, Day 4, Behind Oz, Agua Dulce, California

       0720, Day 5, Davenport Road, Agua Dulce, California

       1100, Day 5, Undisclosed Medical Facility, Undisclosed State

       1430, Day 6, Budweiser Plant, Van Nuys, California

       2230, Day 6, Fire Station No. 88, Van Nuys, California

       2140, Day 7, Oakland Police Headquarters, Oakland, California

       2230, Day 7, Broadway Towers, Oakland, California

       2235, Day 7, Over Oakland Police Headquarters, Oakland, California

       0900, Day 9, Command Center, Agua Dulce, California

       1345, Day 9, Granada Hills, California

       1410, Day 10, Command HQ, Agua Dulce, California

       1730, Day 10, Command HQ, Agua Dulce, California

       0825, Day 11, Sierra Highway at Davenport, Agua Dulce, California

       0835, Day 11, Lombardi Ranch, Bouquet Canyon, California

       0922, Day 11, Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, California

       0935, Day 11, Foothills above Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, California

       0936, Day 11, Foothills on East Side of Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, California

       0937, Day 11, Casey Residence, Agua Dulce, California

       0948, Day 11, Sierra Highway Near Vasquez Canyon, Canyon Country, California

       1002, Day 11, Hangar 14B, Edwards Air Force Base, California

       1018, Day 11, Sierra Highway Near Vasquez Canyon Road

       1026, Day 11, Over Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, California

       1028, Day 11, Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, California

       1026, Day 11, Casey Residence, Agua Dulce, California

       1040, Day 11, Johnson Residence, Vasquez Canyon, California

       1144, Day 11, Johnson Residence, Vasquez Canyon, California

       1152, Day 11, Johnson Residence, Vasquez Canyon, California

       1155, Day 11, Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, California

      To my lovely and dedicated wife and the best family anyone could ask for. A family who starts with a hug and finishes with “I love you.” You guys are the paracord that binds, the crazy glue that keeps the pieces together, the first aid kit to heal any wound, the GPS to keep me on the right path, the LED light at the end of every tunnel, and the nourishment for my body and soul.

      Prologue

      Day Zero, 0817, Glendale, California

      Dayyan Imaad Shalah arrived at his appliance repair shop in a small strip mall on Pacific Avenue a short distance from the 134 Freeway. His shop provided appliance repairs on small items such as vacuum cleaners, microwaves, toasters, and other small needs of the gluttonous American lifestyle. Not a profitable business in any sense of the word, but the small business provided him a convenient occupation seeing little scrutiny from the city, state, or United States government. The business also provided a method to receive funds under the guise of “cash sales” without any bank or tax agency taking a closer look. Dayyan did not care about profit. His chosen place was to be patient and wait for the calling.

      His phone vibrated and then played the silly tone announcing a new text message. Thinking it might be his friend Naseem, he withdrew the phone from his belt pouch and looked at the screen. The message was a simple line of eight characters, A-T-5-2-Z-Q-H-3. He tensed up when he read them. Was it time? Has the day finally come? Dayyan thought. Or is it a simple test?

      He clicked on the display that opened the message. The sender phone number was “000-000-0000.” Whoever sent the message was using a cloaking device to hide the sender phone number. He got out a small notepad and quickly figured out the correct reply. Using the small keyboard of the cell phone, Dayyan typed a simple reply: B-V-8-6-E-W-O-1. The formula was simple. Add one letter alphabetically or numerically to the first character, two to the second, and three to the third and so on. He double-checked the formula and pressed the Send button.

      Although the shop was cool immediately after reading the first message Dayyan had started sweating. Seeming like an eternity, but in reality only thirty seconds, the phone again played the text message tone. Dayyan looked at the screen. “God is great. Remain at your shop. Some customers shall join you shortly. You should be receiving a package. We shall seek your services today.”

      Dayyan realized his long-awaited activation had just occurred. For what exactly he did not know. The word “Today” in the text message had the first letter capitalized. This simple hidden key told Dayyan whatever would happen would СКАЧАТЬ