Smith bought a mound of wire and high-tech gadgets at the local electronics boutique in the small Andean farming village. He still had the espionage equipment from the secret compartment in his tan suitcase, but he needed specific items for his new idea.
Working at the courtesy table in his hotel room, Smith built a circular device the size of a basketball, its red case filled with coils and cables and a battery. He wiped sweat off his brow, set one of his laser pistols aside, then glanced again at his Russian wristwatch. Time to get moving.
Singing cheerily, he hefted the gadget, testing its weight as he double-checked the plans of the CIA Centrale. For this mission, he would have to use his best skills as both Smith and Pedrito.
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Inside CIA Communications Centrale, O’Halloran de
