200 | John W. Warner IV overwhelmed, wondering just how he had ended up in this stuffy room occupied by strange people with stranger ideas, but he was also spellbound beyond measure. Enthralled. And Prime Minister too, said McMaster. Emphatically so. A little nervous, Alice asked: What about their radio signals? Any aerial photos of the Zagros? Do we even know where to look? McMaster shuffled his file. Very few photos exist, and fewer available aircraft to provide reconnaissance; weve found nothing. No radio signals either, no triangulation of anything, nothing but silence. We dont want to let Jerry know were sniffing about either, tipping them off could mean disaster. Youll be on muleback with a guide, low-key and dressed appropriately. A precision insertion. Get in, find it, radio us the coordinates, and get out fast. The bombers and ground attack Mosquitos with heavy guns will do the rest. If a base does exist, theyre deep within a vast British territory, so they must be using some sort of new communication system, mused Bernie. Perhaps a telluric one at that. Its a theory back at MIT that ultra-low frequency signals can be relayed through the ground along Ley Lines. A sound idea, punned McMaster. As you all know, the Allies are quite thinly spread out from here to India. Very few personnel. The Germans could be acting with impunity. Bea neared the map. With respect, Brigadier, this crackpot idea has a lot of speculation, ifs, ands, and buts attached to it. Correct me if Im wrong, but looking at this ere map, the Zagros is one helluva big area a thousand miles long by five hundred wide. Where would we even start? What if youre wrong about the general location, Bernie? It could be a base hidden somewhere else, maybe in Iran or parts east in Afghanistan. We could be searching for years with’no Bernie exploded, palm to map. Tm telling you its there in the Zagrosi Silence. A minute later McMaster broke it, fastening his briefcase. The Indian chap I mentioned arrives this evening. Professor Simon Parkes-Jackson. Cultural and religious history, the best. Tomorrow, he may be able to help us narrow down a search area. Tll bet its bloody freezing at night up there too at altitude, said Alice. Youll live. Bernie sat with a deflation of lungs. Look.. .1 know.. .its a leap of faith, but the dots connect pretty darn well, well enough to give the ONI good reason to trust me on this. These ideas must fall upon fertile ground and thats you all. Well