Mer-Cycle. Piers Anthony

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      Published by Grafton 1993

      First published by Tafford Publishing Inc. 1991

      Copyright © Piers Anthony 1991

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      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

1. Don

2. Gaspar

3. Melanie

4. Eleph

5. Pacifa

       6. Mystery

       7. Crevasse

       8. City

       9. Glowcloud

       10. Decoy

       11. Ship

       12. Splendid

       13. Minos

       14. Atlantis

       15. Crisis

       16. Mission

       Author’s Note

       About the Author

       Other Books By

       About the Publisher

CHAPTER 1

       DON

       Proxy 5–12–5–16–8: Attention.

      Acknowledging.

       Status?

      Four locals have been recruited and equipped. They are waiting for the signal to commence.

       They are ignorant of their mission?

      They believe they have missions, but none know the true one. They have been given a cover story relevant to their interests. By the time they realize that the cover story is irrelevant, they should be ready for the truth.

       Contraindications?

      One is an agent of a local government.

       Why is this allowed?

      The recruitment brought the response of this person. It seemed worth trying. That one can be eliminated if necessary. Such involvement might prove to be advantageous.

       With the fate of a world at stake?

      We do not know what will be most effective. It is no more risky than the exclusion of such persons might be.

       It remains a gamble.

      Any course is a gamble.

       True. Proceed.

      Acknowledged. I will start the first one through the phasing tunnel.

      Don Kestle pedaled down the road, watching nervously for life. It was early dawn, and the sparrows were twittering in the Australian Pines as they waited for the picnickers, but nothing human was visible.

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