11.BLACK SPENT SEVEN hours lying in the bed, though he slept only five of them. The remaining two he used to review all the information he had gathered. He conjured up the faces and names of all the players. He thought about the different locations where he saw them and what their interest in the situation might be. Some things became clear, but there were still many holes that needed to be filled. Black played different scenarios in his head, thought about his next move, and tried to decide how he should proceed.
He sighed, rolled out of the sheets and to the floor on his palms, and performed two hundred push-ups. Next, he rolled to his back and performed the same number of sit-ups, before concluding with some breathing exercises and tai chi forms. The bathroom was his next stop. He undr
