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Sky Island Casino
October 23rd 2032
Kobak’s phone buzzed. For a moment he thought it might be Colossus, but the screen showed a text from Chaska. The Russian is here. His men have been detained. Redhawk is in position to observe the meeting.
He texted back. Send him in. Kobak returned the phone to his pocket after checking the time. It had been thirty-three minutes since Colossus started work on finding a way to shut down the Ang brothers’ surveillance satellites and still no word. He wondered if the problem was too difficult for the deep learning intelligence to solve. Not enough data, too many variables. Then the door opened and he had no more time to devote to Colossus. He had to concentrate on Nicholai.
The Russian entered the room. He was a big man, taller and broader than Kob
