<P><JC>Dangerous Days</JC>
<P><JC>by Kieran Anderson</JC>
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<P><JC>Chapter 2</JC>
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<P>"Jason keyed open the door and patiently waited as the outer hatch closed and the inner one cycled open. He crossed the distance to the desk, hit the button, and the transfer door at the bottom of the reinforced glass window slid down into the counter. A tap of the button next to the window brought the fluorescent lights up, revealing the Armory's previously dim foyer. There wasn't a whole lot of sense in wasting power at quiet times; given the solar-based design of the building.
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<P>Self-sustaining structures might have been a relatively new realistic possibility, but Kobol had gotten the best tech available at the time for the Boston facility. One of the benefits of being a UN-owned private military contractor was that Kobol had excellent financial support, if not due to its biggest shareholder then from various permitted security contracts. As much as the Coalition was a government force, it wasn't limited by taxpayer generosity."
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