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60 | John W. Warner IV and hard lessons learned. The lesser symbols below I have no acquaintance with. Well, Ill.. .be.. .damned Atlantis? Really? asked Takuta. Bea looked back. Yes, really. But if you prefer Pacific Lemurians like your island ancestors, Ill still be impressed. When you get back home, take a canoe to […]

Lion, Tiger, Bear I 61 years ago. That is long ago, yes. Madame,what if I…? Do it. Gwafa dropped his torch. It careened down the large hole, intermittently bouncing off the smooth wall as it plunged deeper into the abyss, a tiny ember, then just a pinpoint of light. After a minute it completely disappeared

5 July 19 Abergavenny, South Wales Under a gunmetal sky threatening more rain, Bernie strode through the damp grounds. He carried a heavy briefcase and wore his best Savile Row tweed jacket and dark green kilt; his mothers side of the family being Stuart, he felt more at ease blending in that day. He pulled

64 | John W. Warner IV Hours passed. As Menzies and the Admiral interrogated Hess behind closed doors in Hesss quarters, Bernie quietly read the London Times in the hallway in a comfy chair adorned by the dim light coming through the wired glass window. He knew the cover story was bullshit, the flight made

Lion, Tiger, Bear I 21 hint of doubt that Americans, we few, we mighty few, dont like being lied to by government officialdom, our highly compartmentalized military and its overwrought industrial complex, corporate-controlled media, religions of all stripes, secret societies, private roundtables, semi-public councils, whacky tech billionaires, and corrupt academia what-so-ever, and soon will not

1 Oval Office Washington D.C. July 19,1942 Prime Minister Winston Churchill sat with a groan, tending to his tea. His Virginia-style buttermilk biscuit wasnt exactly a Ritz Hotel London scone, but the clotted cream and strawberry jam were first rate. Franklin Roosevelt moved his wheelchair closer to the couch with a slight squeak. Being of

24 | John W. Warner IV After a few moments of silence, the president soothed. They must have put up a helluva fight, Winston. All of them, the Australians and New Zealanders too. What can we do to help? Winston mused the question carefully. Too much of a favor could sour their relationship. Sir, it

Lion, Tiger, Bear I 25 intersectionsPoland, Czecho, Silesia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece. Marshall cleared his throat. Shall I leave you two alone, Mr. President? No, George. Stay. This warrants deeper discussion, said Roosevelt, sipping his coffee. Besides, we need your input on our new whiz-bang science in the works, none of which will be shared with

26 | John W. Warner IV their way with the XB-29 long range, high altitude bomber program. Computerized defensive gun placements and pressurized fuselage testing is slow but up-and-coming. Theyre scheduled to be combat-ready by mid-forty-four. The SC-5 Tesla-based scalar microwave testing is on schedule in New Mexico at Los Alamos. Professor Trump and the

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 27 keep track of all the strange War of the Worlds happenings for the wars duration, no Orson Wells narration needed. By the by, that radio program was a secret test cobbled up by Army Intelligence and the Secret Service Department to gauge the American publics reaction to a possible Mars