"Why would the boss want to track me?" Benjamin asked. "I've got nothing to fear from him; I didn't break any rules, I'm human with a very uninteresting ability, and as far as he knows I'm still an agent. Which, until I resign, I still am. I think he would be suspicious if he couldn't reach me, so I'll keep it on me for now."

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The field agents and analists who had remained at the building - some with the order to stay behind to defend the base against a tread and some deliberately not told there had been an evacutation - noticed the thunder and the rumble. The light in mr Johnson's office was on and a silhouette could be seen through the window.

A few agents stationed on the roofs looked around and held their rifles ready. 

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"A change of room then, perhaps," Lily said, nodding gently. "One more suited to your needs. With your own bathroom and a television set. This is really just a temporary room, darling. A mandatoru quarantine for everyone who will stay here for a while. If you will allow us to take some blood for testing, I will make sure you will be the first appointed a room in this facility. And you will get room service too."