Ethiopia – City of AksumOnly about ten minutes had passed since the President’s phone call and the four companions in adventure, aboard shuttle six with the two criminals, had already positioned themselves at about six thousand kilometres on the vertical of the point where the virtual simulation had placed the Epafi.
"We’re in position" shouted Petri. "Now we don’t have to do anything but remain motionless in relation to the earth’s rotation and my new device will reveal where the Epafi is located."
"I see you’re very optimistic" said Jack. "Are we sure it will work?"
"We'll soon find out."
Petri pulled up a view of the area just below them on the big screen, with a thin blue virtual bar superimposed on it which moved rhythmically, from east to west, parallel to the terrestrial meridia
