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They arrived in Cairo at around midnight. Families were having picnics on the median strips, and many stores were still open, but even at this late hour, there seemed to be a higher-than-normal number of military vehicles parked at intersections, and twice Leila pointed out helmeted figures standing in the shadows. Leila had taken the wheel and angled south along the Nile to avoid Zamalek. She crossed the river at Roda Island, and then they made their way north again through the crowded district of Abdeen, twisting from alley to alley, shying away from the larger streets.
She drove around a block twice, checking in the rearview mirror to ensure they weren’t being followed, and then squeezed the car into a slot between a pickup truck and a handcart. They locked up and set out on foot,
