He noticed that her strong hazel eyes seemed distant today, but her cheeks had a flushed freshness, and her shoulder‑length, auburn hair looked newly blown dry. The guard admired Susan as she began her walk down the cement causeway. The computer instantly confirmed the frequency concentrations in her voice, and the gate clicked open.
“Yeah, me neither.” She leaned toward the parabolic microphone.
Susan gunned the car into her reserved spot and killed the engine.Īfter crossing the landscaped terrace and entering the main building, she cleared two more internal checkpoints and finally arrived at the windowless tunnel that led to the new wing. Twenty‑six thousand employees and a twelve‑billion‑dollar budget you’d think they could make it through the weekend without me. She followed Canine Road for another 250 yards and pulled into Employee Lot C. I’ve only been through here a million times.Īs she approached the final checkpoint, a stocky sentry with two attack dogs and a machine gun glanced down at her license plate and waved her through. Half a mile ahead Susan repeated the entire procedure at an equally imposing electrified fence. Fletcher.” He gave an imperceptible sign, and the gate swung open. The officer ran her card through a computerized scanner. Susan obliged and settled in for the usual half‑minute wait. A young guard placed his hand on the roof.
Susan’s Volvo sedan rolled to a stop in the shadow of the ten‑foot‑high, barbed Cyclone fence. CHAPTER 3 - Digital Fortress (Dan Brown) | Read books online free without registration and downloading Dan Brown « Digital Fortress» Subject: Science fiction CHAPTER 3
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