"Does this meeting require privacy?" Markus asked, with a look at Sal. Sal stood up, volunteering to make himself scarce. But Dr. Harris just got a bemused look. "It concerns the least private thing that ever happened, or ever will," he said. "So no thank you. I have reason to believe that the timetable has just been pushed up very significantly. There is a chance that the White Sky could happen as soon as six hours from now." He checked his watch. "Call it five."