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RAG also held a workshop: "Why anarcho feminism?"

Here are some notes taken from the workshop:

We started with a time line of the last couple of hundred years, as a group we tried to fill in, chronologically, the gains women have made historically, including stuff like women's


a woman's perspective and an ungendered perspective, pregnancy treated as a health issue, the classification of 'work', the gendering of work roles in anarchist communities, nuclear families, consent, home birth as a legal issue, bodily ownership, equality not sameness... and the list goes on!

The workshop was wrapped up by highlighting that these are all feminist issues but also intrinsically linked to anarchist politics. As RAG, we believe that true equality can never be achieved through the capitalist system which can only survive through oppression and exploitation. The workshop proved as a reminder of all the failings of this system from a feminist's point of view and increased the feeling of urgency to remove it-smash the state! :)days to any UK address.

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Children with very high intelligence quotient (HIQ) \[superior to 130 as measured by the fourth version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) (Wechsler, [@B66])\] are referred to as "gifted," "talented," as well as "high potential." However, these terms imply different characteristics and conceptions that remain misunderstood. Qualitatively, HIQ children are perceived as having all or part of the following characteristics: faster processing speed based on a rich vocabulary range, greater attention, and visuo-spatial abilities, fast and large memory, superior problem solving capacities, mental flexibility, and reasoning strategies (Vaivre-Douret, [@B63]). Nonetheless, these exceptional characteristics are not always associated with learning or educational achievements. This paradox was investigated during the last decades but remains misunderstood (Barchmann and Kinze, [@B6]; Reis and McCoach, [@B46]).

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AMANDLA STENBERG
Greetings! I look like I’m having an awesome time, don’t I? Well, this is just my FANTASY. In REALITY, I am trapped in a sterile house 24-7 because I am ALLERGIC to EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN – LITERALLY. I would probably DIE if I went outside. I’ve been stuck here since I was a baby. Most people with my disorder die before TWO. Only my NURSE and her DAUGHTER know I even exist outside my mom. Depressed yet?

AUDIENCE MEMBER
Wait, how is it possible that you’re that sick, yet you’ve never once been to a hospital? What about things like medication and vaccinations? Why…

AMANDLA STENBERG
My mom’s a DOCTOR, okay? She takes care of all of that doctor stuff. No one seems to think it’s aCHEESE, but who cares?

They GO and have an ADORABLE TIME until AMANDLA collapses and is rushed to the hospital!

INT. BACK IN STERILE HOUSE

AMANDLA gets the phone.
Hello?

VOICE AT OTHER END
Hi, this is the doctor who attended you when you got sick in Hawaii recently. Your chart says you’re sick, but the odds that someone with your immune system has that DISEASE are VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.

AMANDLA STENBERG
Well, that is definitely a bombshell that has just exploded everything I thought I knew. Thanks for calling!

DISTRAUGHT, AMANDLA rummages through her MOM’s HOME OFFICE but does not find anything REMOTELY RELATED to her ILLNESS. UH OH. Then right on cue, ANIKA bursts in!

ANIKA tries to put her off, but is finally forced to admit that AMANDLA isn’t ill at all!

ANIKA NONI ROSE
But, you must


More interestingly, how is it that she has never once tried to sneak out – even if for just a few minutes – anyway, risks be damned? (And how is it that she seems more poised and mature than most teens who can?) But her mother (Anika Noni Rose) has warned her that she has a compromised immune system – and her mom is also a doctor. This helps explain a big question mark once we learn mom’s “secret.” It also helps explain why Amandla never uses financial means as an excuse for not doing anything – she is only encumbered by the literal four walls of her home. But all that begins to change when a cute guy her age (Nick Robinson) moves in next door and  at android.app.LoadedApk.getResources(LoadedApk.java:1023)
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No immediate format changes have been announced, although ARS begins
an immediate LMA with WAAF/WWTM. This morning's John Lander morning
show on WBMX is taking calls from listeners, offering to "give away"
WWTM to the caller with the best idea for the station.

A few ironies worth noting: WWTM is the former WAAB Boston, which was
co-owned until the early 1940s with WNAC Boston -- the station that's
now WRKO. The stations were broken apart (and WAAB moved to
Worcester) by the 1943 anti-duopoly rules; now they're back in the
same hands again. And just before becoming WWTM in September 1994
(and after stints as WNCR and WFTQ), 1440 was known as WVEI, and was
leased out by the prior owners of WEEI to supplement WEEI's signal on
its former 590 frequency, which was heavily nulled to the


west.

What happens next is anyone's guess. Could WAAF end up being more
profitable simulcasting ARS' WEGQ "the Eagle"? Despite a transmitter
move last year, WEGQ's 93.7 signal remains a rimshotter in areas west
and south of the city, and in Worcester it still suffers co-channel
interference from ARS' WZMX (93.7) in Hartford. Since WAAF shows up
in the ratings not only in Boston but in ARS stronghold Hartford,
could ARS try to rimshot 107.3 into both markets? Or will ARS try to
make technical upgrades to make 107.3 more of a Boston player? (That
won't be easy; 107.3 is squeezed in tight with first-adjacents in
Exeter NH, Fairhaven MA, Chatham MA, and Lewiston ME). And could 1440
return to its old function of simulcasting WEEI, which is still weak
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Each scientific pitch notation corresponds to a certain frequency.

Let us denote the pitch of time as ( = 1, 2, 3, , ), where is the length in notes of the concatenated parts of the composition. Then we introduce the pitch fluctuation, , to


describe the pitch change between two adjacent notes, which is defined as

The reason why we focus on two adjacent notes may be two-folded. Firstly, if we focus on the pitch change between two notes with and , according to [Table 2](#pone-0058710-t002){ref-type="table"}, it can be easily conjectured that the pitch change, , cannot be statistically distinguished well from Bach to Chopin especially when is large enough. Secondly, according to music appreciation, two adjacent notes could be much more impressive for audience than two separated notes with . However, it is worth noting that most compositions are composed of several tracks, as shown in [Fig. 1](#pone-0058710-g001){ref-type="fig"}. Thus, for our fluctuation calculations, we turn them into one track by adding tracks one after another. Nevertheless, the difference between the ending noteof the previous track and the beginning note of the latter track was removed from the calculations throughout this work.

![Mozart-Eline Kleine Nachtmusik K.525.\
Extracted from .](pone.0058710.g001){#pone-0058710-g001}

Results {#s3}
=======

(1) Statistical analysis of pitches and pitch fluctuations {#s3a}
----------------------------------------------------------

First, let us take a glimpse at the data of pitches of the five composers, by calculating the mean value of pitches as we can see in [Fig. 2](#pone-0058710-g002){ref-type="fig"}. The horizontal ordinate shows the musicians arranged in chronological order according to their years of birth. As we can see, the mean value of pitches is different for the five composers. Particularly, Bach has the smallest value, 343.65 Hz, while the values of the other four composers are all above 400 Hz. In particular, the smallest value for Bach is probably due to the different standards


   −0.322
  Mendelsohn      0.034        158.376        95.953     1.618
  Chopin          0.584        159.833        17.689     0.177

After the statistical analysis of pitches and pitch changes, we are now in a position to investigate the CDFs.

(2) CDF of pitch fluctuations {#s3b}
-----------------------------

CDF (cumulative distribution function), , for a discrete variable describes the probability distribution of to be found larger than or equal to a number [@pone.0058710-Kokoska1], [@pone.0058710-Clauset1]. It is also named as the complementary cumulative distribution function or tail distribution. isthat the melody has larger ups and downs from Bach to Mendelsohn/Chopin.

![The power-law exponent for both the (a) positive and (b) negative tail.\
decreases from Bach to Mendelsohn/Chopin \[Note the horizontal coordinates corresponding to the five symbols in either (a) or (b) denote the birth years of the five composers from Bach to Chopin, respectively\]. The lines are just a guide to the eye.](pone.0058710.g004){#pone-0058710-g004}

(3) Autocorrelation function of pitch fluctuations {#s3c}
--------------------------------------------------

In statistical physics, the autocorrelation function of a time series describes the correlation with itself as a function of time differences [@pone.0058710-Box1]. For a discrete time series, , the autocorrelation function, , for a time difference, , is defined aswhere means the mean value of , the variance and the expected value operator. The value of autocorrelation function changes in


In this log-log plot, the five panels respectively show a straight line, suggesting a long-range correlation of notes for each of the five composers.](pone.0058710.g005){#pone-0058710-g005}

![The power-law exponent of autocorrelation function.\
The five composers have different \'s. Chopin has the smallest value while Mendelsohn has the largest although they were of the same era.](pone.0058710.g006){#pone-0058710-g006}

10.1371/journal.pone.0058710.t005

###### The parameters of power-law fits for autocorrelation functions shown in [Fig. 5](#pone-0058710-g005){ref-type="fig"}.

![](pone.0058710.t005){#pone-0058710-t005-5}

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Rajnikanth has been a sincere fan of NT always and here he made it clear that "Sivaji -is name of the film"

Earlier film Chandramuki, he pays tribute to NT's photo when he visits Prabu's house.

I feel he is the first one to do so among the current actors.

Originally Posted by groucho070

Interesting info for NT fans who don't watch new films. I don't either, with exception of Rajini/Kamal.

In Sivaji (the film) we get three mention of NT:

1. When Rajini introduces his name as "ParasaktiNT comes before her ! On hearing such words, NT involuntarily / spontaneously will wipe out the tears in his eyes through the pistol itself !

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70s …. As I mentioned earlier, nothing to beat the original movie…… Even NT himself could not repeat the same magic though the movie ran very well ! One reason could be that there has to be Nadigayar thilagam Savithri so that he would have given an inspired performance .

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Q:

When will int be 64 bits?

According to the doc:

int is a signed integer type that is at least 32 bits in size. It is a distinct type, however, and not an alias for, say, int32.

But it doesn't say which platform or when it will be larger than int32.
Can anyone give me more details about it? Or where is the source code to handle it? Can I force the compiler to make int 64 bits?
I know I can use int64. This is not a question asking for best practice.

A:

The size of an int is implementation-defined, presumably, meaning it would vary from platform to platform depending on the operating system and kernel architecture. This is the case in most programming languages (C, for example).
If you must have a 64-bitQ:

Which should I prefer for a constant within a function: constexpr const or enum?

I'm used to definition my constants with enum { my_const = 123; }, since in classes, using static constexpr requires some code outside of the class definition (see this question). But - what about in function bodies? Lately I've been noticing people just having constexpr variables in their functions (not even bothering to const them actually), and I was wondering whether I'm a fool who's behind the times with my
int foo(int x)
{
    enum : int { bar = 456 };
    return x + bar;
}

So, my question is: Is there any benefit to using enum's within function bodies rather than constexpr variables?

A:

You can accidentally or on purpose force ODR-existence of


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Q:

Can this be correct $I_{\alpha}=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\mathrm dx {\sin(2x)\over 1+\tan^{\alpha}x}={1\over 2}?$

$$I_{\alpha}=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\mathrm dx {\sin(2x)\over 1+\tan^{\alpha}x}={1\over 2}\tag1$$
$\alpha \ge 0$
The indefinite integral for $\alpha=1,2,3...$
$$I_1={1\over 4}\sin(2x)-{1\over 4}\cos(2x)-{1\over 2}\log[\sin x+\cos x]+C$$
$$I_2=-{1\over 2}\cos^4(x)+C$$
$$I_3=-{1\over 4}\sin(2x)+{1\over 4}\cos(2x)-{2\over 3}\log[2-\cos 2x]-{1\over 6}\ln[\sin x +\cos x]+C$$
The indefinite integral looks complicate for $\alpha$, how can $(1)$ gives ${1\over 2}?$

A:

Hint:
As $\displaystyle\int_a^bf(x)dx=\int_a^bf(a+b-x)dx,$
if  $\displaystyle I=\int_a^bf(x)dx$
$$I+I=\int_a^b\{f(x)dx+f(a+b-x)\}dx=?$$

g has undergone a duplication event, resulting in two genes, g~1~ and g~2,~ which is followed by a speciation event. Deletion of g~1~ in lineage A and deletion of g~2~ in lineage B can lead to the wrong assignment of g~2~ from lineage A and g~1~ from lineage B as orthologs. According to the duplication event in the last common ancestor, g~1~ and g~2~ are paralogs. Since duplication event occurs prior to speciation, g~1~ and g~2~ are out-paralogs.

To increase the quality of inferred orthologs, some methods attempt to take genomic context into account [@b0120], [@b0125], [@b0130], [@b0135], [@b0140], [@b0145]. Due to genome rearrangements, as well as gene gains/losses, genomic context is less conserved beyond the genus level. Nonetheless, it can be a strong evidence of orthology when found.


\land (g.o) \in (\text{OrthoGNC} - \text{Method}) \land (\exists o^{\prime} \in S:o \neq o^{\prime} \land (g.o^{\prime}) \in (\text{Method} - \text{OrthoGNC}))\} M_{\text{Method}}^{''} = \bigcup_{S \in \text{Species}}\{(g.o^{\prime})|o^{\prime} \in S \land (g.o^{\prime}) \in (\text{Method} - \text{OrthoGNC}) \land (\exists o \in S:o \neq o^{\prime} \land (g.o) \in (\text{OrthoGNC} - \text{Method}))\} U_{\text{OrthoGNC}} = \text{OrthoGNC} - (\text{OMA} \cup \text{ProteinOrtho} \cup \text{Inparanoid})$$

For real data, in addition to calculating *M*~Method~, *M*′~Method~, *M*″~Method~, and *U*~OrthoGNC~, we built Venn diagrams using the online tool InteractiVenn [@b0205] to provide an overall picture of the predicted orthologs for all methods. Pairwise orthology relations are introduced to InteractiVenn as a string value, in which two protein ids are separated with a delimiter character. For all predicted x--y orthology relations, we also add the y--x relations manually.

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Nothing else was said until the elevator stopped, and the doors opened on the thirteenth floor. George smiled as Miller looked into his new professional home. Disappointingly it looked just like the other sterile office spaces in the building. What he did not realize at the time was that he wouldn't see this place again for another seven months.

"Not what you expect is it?" George said with a chuckle, "Nothing ever is in this business. You'll do well to remember that, Miller. You'll remain alive longer."

"Thanks, I think" he replied.

"Good luck," George told him, "Tom Richter's office is on the other side of the room. He'll be


two years at that point, but he did what he was supposed to do and called in for backup, doing it quickly so that he could follow his partner and save his sorry rear. As soon as he could he drew his revolver and followed into the alley.

It really did not make a difference. Just before he got there he heard three quick shots. Miller sped up and rounded the corner just in time to see Howard's outstretched gun arm. Bronson saw Miller move in the dark and fired twice more, though he was not sure whom he was firing at. The shots were good enough; however, as Miller took one in the right leg. Miller was lucky as Bronson decided that he'd rather take off instead ofknow if he can identify me?"

"It's the organization he works for that we want you to get into," he said calmly, "This will be a long term operation. Take as long as you need and get as much information as you can until your safety is jeopardized."

"Basically run with it until it's about to fall apart," Miller, ever direct in his appraisal, summarized, "Are we going for total takedown?"

"Absolutely," Richter said with a smile, "Take as many of those bastards down as we can."

"How far am I supposed to go into character?" Miller asked him, "I can't stay lily-white and still be accepted by them."

"You do what you have to do," Richter said, "Part of the job is full immunity for crimes committed. Just try not to kill


raise hell. I want to be brought in just like a drunk and disorderly and damn it I want there to be evidence. There is to be no sign of a put up job."

"You think they'll check on you?" Al said and then answered his own question, "That's probably true. It wouldn't be too hard to get someone to tell you whether a prisoner was totally processed."

"But we lose control if he does that," Tracy protested, "It's too dangerous."

"And I could lose my life if I don't do that," Miller growled at her.

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Tom Richter, Eric Craig, Tracy Howard, Al Martinez and Mike Miller met in the conference room one last time before he went under. Miller was decked out in military surplus by then, issued by Tracy Howard a half an hour earlier. It


cell with you two because they didn't want to put him into general population and figured that you two were probably harmless. Little did they know that he was more dangerous than the rest of the population."

"Great," Mike said with a shake of his head and dropped back into character, "Put me the fuck back into my cell so I can get some goddamned sleep."

Richter grinned and nodded his head. He left the room and motioned for them to take Miller back to a cell. Al was lighter with him this time and Miller didn't fight him very much as he was led down the hall. Al said nothing as he opened the solitary cell and pushed Mike in. Once the door had been, shut he went overcharge was purely self-defense. In fact, the jailers were to blame for it because the kid should have been put in isolation until he calmed down from the drugs."

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end. I sweep the line twice a week to be sure."

"That works," Miller agreed.

"Get a cell phone as soon as Nester's position can support him having one," Eric instructed him, "Get us the number and that will be our lifeline to you. If your cover is blown from our end one of us will call you on that cell phone and tell you to leave. Don't worry, it hasn't happened that way yet."

"If you ever hear us tell you to leave," Richter cautioned, "Leave quick. Drop everything and get the hell out of dodge. Go straight to the nearest precinct to take cover until we can meet you. This whole operation becomes mostly useless unless you survive to testify."

"Anything else dad?" Miller asked him with a smile.

"Yes," heMike chuckled, "I'll see you tomorrow then."

"You know it, guy," he said and went over to collect the blonde.

Mike went over and joined Barry and Nick back at the table. They were still drinking a bit and joking around with the girls. The girls were not notable, just your average bar sluts, there more for the money and free drugs than anything else. Only one of them actually caught his eye, a small brunette who looked like she was only barely above age.

"Hey Nester," Nick said, "You coming back tomorrow?"

"I guess so," he said, sipped on his drink, and slid over next to the brunette, "He told me to meet him here."

"Cool," he said, "We've been short a guy since Tony went up the river last month."

They were


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"One of our runners got hit last night," Harry informed them, "Third one this week. Charlie is not happy because this one was running his cut to him after Curletto's big night last night."

"Jesus!" Eddie exclaimed, the New York in him coming out in his voice, "He don't think we're doing it, does he?"

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"Unconscious still," Nick said, "He needs a doctor quick."

"First things first," Mike mumbled and threw the car into drive.

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He kept the car moving and managed to regain control, only taking off the passenger side mirror on a light pole. Nick screamed


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Miller hobbled over to the police car and looked inside. The two officers were groaning, so they were still alive. He breathed a sigh of relief and stood back up again.

"Are you alive?" Mike asked them in a thick Russian accent, the only one he could manage to imitate.

Groaning was the only response he got. They were alive,shoulder to lean on. After a few moments, she was sobbing quietly on his shoulder with his arms holding on to her.

"Have you been involved in one of these since Frank's disappearance?" he asked her softly.

"No," she said into his shoulder, "I couldn't take it. Tom had me working backup on the low-level undercover operations for a while. When he found out that he had another good candidate for deep cover he brought me back into the fold because his other teams were all being used. He also is under the mistaken assumption that I'm one of the best. He pulled Al, Eric, and me together again for you because he had a feeling that you would be one of the best operations he's had in years and


result was the house being sold and the proceeds split, 70/30. Guess who got the short end of the stick?"

"The guy with the legal aid moron," she laughed, "PBA really sucks on that front."

"Of course," he said bitterly. It felt for him good to get this all out.

"To hell with her," Tracy said and kissed him once again.

"Sounds like a plan to me," he shrugged, "Maybe if I stay in this too long I'll get to shoot her?"

"I don't think so," she laughed.

"Me either," he said, feigning disappointment.

"You know, I should go back and report to Tom," she said sadly.

"He can wait a while longer," he smiled.

"You probably need to go back to see Harry anyway," Tracy observed.

"Nope," he grinned, "I told him I'd probably be gone anot recognize any of them at first, but when they got closer he knew what was going on. The kid that had tried to strangle Harry in the lockup was hanging there and looked a lot like he had when he first entered the cell. He was scared and almost pleading in his eyes. His dark hair was messed up and caked with blood. He had already been beaten, though how much of it was recent and how much of it was from the beating Miller given him was something pretty well indistinguishable by that point.

"I see you recognize our friend here, Ray," Harry said with a smile.

"Who is he, Ray?" Nick asked.

"He's the moron who attacked Harry in the lockup," Mike mumbled, knowing that this kid was


seeing the last people he would ever see, "I had to beat the hell out of him to keep him off us. He was doped up on something."

"PCP," the kid mumbled through his swollen lip.

"It's time to have a little fun, boys," Harry said with a smile, ignoring the kid, "Jerry... Chris... Thanks for finding this little creep. We'll take it from here."

Harry handed a wad of cash to each of them, and they took their leave, not wanting or caring to know what was going to happen to the poor sod they took. Miller knew what was coming but had little choice but to sit there and watch. Mike just hoped that Harry would be pissed off enough at the kid to do the final act himself.

Harryforming in his mind.

"Sure," Noyes said, "Shouldn't be too hard, but it will require some heavy mutilation of the corpse."

"Do it," I told him, "Wear gloves and try to leave as little evidence as you can."

"What do you have in mind, Nester?" Harry asked.

"Common murder," he replied, "Without the bullets they won't be able to match him to the meth house."

"What about the DNA?" Harry wondered.

"Burned," Miller said with a grin, "I torched the meth house. And if they figure it out they still have no evidence to connect the rest of us. Also, the cops aren't going to want to put enough time into either Eddie's death or into that mess that got him this way to connect the two."

"Nick," Harry said, deciding to go along with


of crime scenes, had no problem doing a thorough job of it. By the time they had finished cleaning up Noyes had retrieved the bullets.

"I picked out two," Noyes told them, "I also pulled out the stitches I'd used in the surgery. A good autopsy will show evidence of medical treatment, but I doubt they'll bother with a good one. In fact, as much as I mangled the body they may mistake it for a series of wild stab wounds."

"What's next, Ray?" Harry asked, "This is your plan, after all."

"Simple," he shrugged, "We simply walk out of here and let nature take its course. As soon as the whore is framed for the death that is. We simply pray that the cops don't work too hard on itdidn't want to deal with it until I got some sleep. I really didn't feel like reliving the events just before trying to sleep, thank you."

"The kid is dead?" Tom asked, "Since I'm here, you might as well report now."

"It was a surprise," Mike told him, his eyes darting around the room trying to keep the images from coming back, "Harry brought us out to a warehouse by the bay. Two goons were waiting there with the kid."

"Surprise for what?" Tom asked, as he was unaware of recent events.

"Surprise to welcome me into the crew," Miller replied, "Harry was impressed by the way that I handled the mess the night before, in spite of the consequences. He decided that he would pull me in while he could."

"That's good,"


only get Barry in to assess the damage," Harry grumbled, "Do you have any idea what he's been doing?"

"Not a clue," Mike shrugged, "We operate in separate spheres, remember?"

"I wish I hadn't split you two up so much," Harry groused, "But it was the only way I could use you without totally pissing off Barry."

"I don't think it worked," he chuckled, "He still resents it whenever I fix a problem even close to something he controls."

"He's hungry," Harry said, "He wanted my job years ago. But, I was too fast and got in ahead of him. I would have left him out in the cold except for the fact that Charlie told me to take him to keep the peace."

"Do you think he might be responsible for this?"I'm going to need some help with this."

Everyone had showed up to this one. Tom Richter was standing up still. Tracy was looking a little haggard, but very alert with notepad in hand. Al was stretched out on the couch, unflappable as always.

"You're looking all right, considering," Richter said, "I'm assuming that you were involved with that mess out on highway ten."

"I was there," Miller admitted, "It was Harry that put the bullets in their skulls, though. He did it before I could stop him. I wanted to find out who hired them."

"I'm relieved to hear that," Tom said, "But this is still a hairy situation. Harry Lupo is under attack, and you're right on the firing line."

"What's happened since this morning?" Tracy asked.

Mike filled them all in


said with a sigh, the light dawning "That would explain this mess."

"You didn't know?" she asked, a bit surprised at that fact.

"You don't think I would have mentioned it at the meet?" he asked her, "Jesus Christ, Tracy, You guys don't think I had anything to do with this, do you?"

"Of course not," she said, though her face showed they suspected it, "I just had to know how much you knew."

"I know," Mike growled, "Harry didn't do that. He isn't that stupid, Tracy. Last time I'd talked to him he hadn't even heard about Whitmore's speech. I probably would have known if I'd had time to check the news today. Did you hear about the speech?"

"I spent most of the day worrying about you, Mike," she said, "Igo.

"No," Miller said, "Get the guns like I told you. Once I have a reading on Northrup's position, I'm going in after him."

"I'll work the phones," Jerry said "And keep an eye on Jade for you."

"That works," Mike agreed and downed the last of his coffee, "I'm going to head that way before I fall asleep. Maybe they'll take pity on me when they see I haven't slept in nearly two fucking days."

"Don't bet on it, Ray," Jerry warned.

Miller nodded and chuckled. He slipped out of the apartment quickly, noticing Jade sitting blankly in front of the television watching some stupid soap opera or other. He smiled and waved at her before going outside to the Mercedes. He made a quick stop at the motel to grab a


and the method she used it was obvious that she was a Federal Agent. Also supporting that was the fact that Richter did not place women in situations like Jade was in. While they tend to be less dangerous they also did not tend to yield as much information as having an active player in your grasp. The irony in the fact that she had been placed with Miller was almost funny.

Miller watched intently as she directed them. It was apparent from her actions that either she had similar orders regarding Mary Anne Whitmore, or she independently decided that the kid was more important than her cover. Barry was silent and glaring. Bundy was blathering a little, but she managed to stare him down. He, like most blusteringand was dead tired. The adrenalin was also beginning to run out. Barry Northrup was dead. It was time to drop the bullshit.

"Raise your hands," She instructed once she got over her shock.

"Aren't you wondering why I did that?" Miller asked her as he followed her instructions.

"I don't care very much," she said as she looked around for something to secure his hands with.

"What are you going to do with me?" Miller asked her, curious to see if she had thought anything through.

"Call the local cops and have you arrested," she said, "You've committed at least three murders today, Nester."

"You're going to look rather silly if you do that," Miller commented, a bemused smile forming on his lips.

"I doubt that very much," she said, "You've given me enough


told him then. Alas, he reacted as he normally did whenever Mike asked about her. Knowledge of her true identity died with Northrup.

"No sign of her," he said, "Look in the lobby of your hotel though. She might have just decided to get out of the way. Jerry told her to get lost when he heard people coming up the stairs."

"Ok," Mike told him, relieved that she hadn't made any more waves, "Anyway, if Harry shows up and is looking for me, tell him I'll be in as soon as I get enough sleep to make me sound coherent again."

"Will do," Nick promised, "Though I don't think sleep is going to help that."

Miller chuckled and put the phone back on the hook. It was time to find outhorror at how Barry had contravened nearly every code that existed in the organization.

"I can't believe that he pulled something that stupid," Harry said with a shake of his head, "What I don't understand is how you straightened this out with the DA?"

"It was easy," Miller lied, "I passed the girl off to some contacts I had in the department."

"That couldn't have been all," he said, "There had to be more."

"After the girl was passed on I went and had a talk with her father," Mike grinned, telling the truth to a point.

"And?" Harry asked, interested in how he'd pulled that off.

"I caught him outside the hospital," Mike shrugged, "I offered to tell him who was responsible if he'd listen for a few minutes."

"Go on," Harry said.

"I told


out of it, nothing ever did or ever could for her, but she had a gut feeling that he would be a good few hours in the sack if it went that far.

Miller walked over to the bar and had the bartender refresh the drink. Steele figured that she should at least go talk to him. Miller's eyes had not left her for very long, but he did not intend to rock the boat by approaching her. He figured that things were going just smooth enough that night that he did not need to chance it. Steele silently figured that fact out and slid in beside him at the bar.

Miller had watched her walk over and smiled a little, offering her a cigarette when he pulled out theskin contrasted nicely with the black of her hair and the dark setting.

Steele herself felt deliciously sexy in the surroundings. She had always preferred the dark, which was one of the reasons she had long since tinted her naturally dark hair to its current shade of night black. She waited and watched as Miller went over to her and looked directly into her eyes.

Miller was slightly concerned about the lack of life he saw in those eyes. Under normal circumstances, he would have run like hell from this woman, but there was something captivating about her. He tried to keep his wits about him, but the urges he felt were overpowering. She was pushing out the sexuality, just begging him to make a move. He put his nose


asked him.

"He's doing all right," Miller lied.

Miller silently reflected on this as he lined up another shot, this time on one of his two remaining solid balls. Harry Lupo had been falling further and further into addiction. His effectiveness was slipping to the point of being nonexistent. Miller was trying to take up the slack, but his management skills were not that great to begin with. Both Miller and Max Bullock knew that Harry's organization was falling apart. Mike took the shot and did little but moved the balls around.

"If you say so," Max shrugged, he knew better but knew that Miller had to remain loyal for a while, "Just keep doing your best."

"Will do," Miller nodded as he watched Max sink his remaining striped ball and setshe chuckled, "Here you are risking your ass and wondering if you are being fair to me. You know, I love that about you. You worry about me when you should be worrying about your own sorry ass."

"I know," he grinned, "But ever since the divorce... Oh hell, let's be honest, for the first time in many years I have a reason to worry about my own ass."

"Live through this," Tracy ordered him, "Worry about me after that. If there's a future for us, it'll be after you take down the Bullock crew."

"I agree," Mike nodded, accepting the order, "I just hope that you're here waiting for me when it's done. I just don't want you to pine away for me for the years it could take for


stays incommunicado until the trials of his buddies, or we release him out on the street, just after the news goes out that I'm a turncoat."

"Intentionally blow your cover?" Tracy asked.

"It would speed up his demise," Mike told her, "And it would be a way of doing it legally. Lupo wouldn't fight that, if he did he'd end up in general population."

"How would you prove the contract?" Tracy asked, getting more interested in Miller's idea.

"I'd have to get Eric to rig a sound recorder," he said, "Something I could trigger quietly and that wouldn't be found in an electronic scan."

"We need to go higher up with this idea," Tracy said.

"Al still watching from across the quad?" Mike asked.

"Always," she grinned, "They worry about me, you know."

"I know it,"said and then shut up for a moment as the waiter put the drinks on the table.

"Would you like to order now?" the waiter asked them.

"Lasagna for me," Mike said, "Jade?"

"Salad and breadsticks," she said, "With that sort of red type sauce?"

"Marinara," The waiter noted, "Any appetizers with that?"

"Fried cheese," Mike said.

"It'll be out in a few," The waiter said and disappeared again.

"What are you planning on doing to Harry?" Jade asked quietly as the dumb act disappeared again.

"He's going to be given a choice," Mike grinned, "He can plead to murder and become a witness or he can be left to his own devices."

"That's going to be exposure isn't it?" She asked, surprised.

"Only if he doesn't bite," Mike grins, "Tom was skeptical at first, but he found


least as much as he expects anyone nowadays."

"Want me to go?" she asked, "Sounds like you need moral support."

"Too dangerous," he told her, "Harry's been getting a bit more violent lately. The coke is making his temper a lot more unstable, not that he was ever particularly stable in the first place. Two of his girls have gone to the hospital in the past two weeks."

"I think I'll watch a movie," she said quickly, "Good luck, Mike."

"Yeah," he grinned, "Have fun, kid."

Miller put the recorder in the inside pocket of his windbreaker and headed off to the bar. When he arrived there he walked in and was waved to the back. Jerry looked nervous, but Miller decided against getting a warning. He really did not want to knowyear."

"Miller is smarter than Frank ever was, kiddo," he told her, "Don't ever forget it. Now come on, we've got some work to do before Eric and Al get here."

With that they went into the barn to figure out where to set up for the impending arrival of a monster.

Chapter Thirty-One – August 25, 2000 – Late Evening

Miller pulled the Neon up to the front gate of the Bullock mansion. Standing watch outside the gate, much to Mike's surprise, was Matt D'Antoni. Miller came to a stop and waited for Matt to come over and let him into the gate. D'Antoni was surprised to see Miller there so late in such a piece of shit car.

"Ray," Matt said, "Why are you driving that thing?"

"Long story," Miller shrugged, "Who


pushing at the leash."

"Sounds like there isn't much to leave to anyone else," Charlie said, "Eric, who has the most drug connections now?"

"Other than Harry?" Roth asked, "Hmm, probably Rob Ford, and he's looking to spread out."

"Ray," Charlie said, "Next week, have Robbie Cook come over here. I would like to meet him. I'll probably put him in with Ford's outfit if he wants to go."

"Fine by me," Miller shrugged, "Hopefully by next week it won't be my problem anymore."

"Max," Charlie said, "You think Ray will fit in well with you?"

"Better than Alex," Max said, "I've been looking for a reason to get rid of that moron."

"Alex has his uses," Charlie chuckled, "And you have to admit; he's good at management."

"Much as he annoys me I'll keep himconfirmation," Richter said, pointing out the obvious.

Tracy began to break down after that. Miller pulled her close to him, not caring that his boss was watching them. Tracy started weeping openly into Miller's shoulder. Eric, Tom and Al just watched, not knowing what to say. Eric had never even met Frank Price, so it did not hit him as hard as it did Tom and Al.

Al had been on Price's support team along with Tracy. He had never really understood what Tracy had seen in Price. Neither Tom nor Al was near as surprised as she was. They were both extremely pissed off by the fact that one of their own could turn on them like that.

"Tom, Al," Mike said, "Keep an eye on Harry. I'm going to


it," she nodded, "Let's get back to the farm."

Martinez nodded and unlocked the car. They were both about to crawl inside when they heard three shots in quick succession. They both drew their weapons quickly and headed towards the area where the shots came from.

The shots had reverberated around the corner. It was obvious from the distinctive crack that they came from a rifle, one that fired supersonic bullets. There was a commotion around a group of people in front of the precinct house. Al and Tracy went over quickly and saw a man lying on the ground. The surrounding police officers were in frenzy.

"What happened?" Martinez asked Captain Roberts who was looking around a little bit dazed.

"We were escorting Price out," Roberts said, "Three shots rang outbuilding?" Martinez asked.

"Not really," the officer shrugged, "Though in the lobby I must admit that I was a bit distracted by a woman."

"Nice going," Roberts groused.

"I couldn't help it," the kid shrugged, "She was very hot. Taller than I am with a figure to die for. She had black hair too, come to think of it."

The bells rang for Tracy. She stepped out of the room and went to the online system. Eric had taught her how to access the information system that he had set up for Miller. She pulled up one of the few pictures of Elise Steele they had on a hunch. She printed it out on the photo printer and brought it back into the interview room.

"Is that the woman?" Tracy asked and gave


decided it was time to end the mystery.

"Where the fuck am I?" Harry shouted, "Let me out of here!"

"Shut up, Harry," Miller said quietly as he walked into the lighted area.

"Ray?" Harry asked, "Come on, get me the hell out of here!"

"I don't think so, Harry," Miller said, dragging a steel-folding chair into the circle of light, "You and I need to have a little talk."

"We'll talk after you fucking untie me, you ungrateful prick," Harry fumed.

"We'll talk now," Miller stated calmly, "I take it that you've finally sobered up a bit."

"Ray!" Harry shouted, "This is not funny."

"Neither is what you did last night," Miller noted, "Do you even remember?"

"That?" Harry asked, "You're getting on me about killing that prick Reams?"

"In front of his family, Harry," Miller saiddo you think you'll live after that revelation?"

"You can't do that!" Harry exclaimed.

"Sure we can," Miller confirmed, "You see, you have very few choices right now."

"I want my lawyer!" Harry exclaimed.

"Not an option until you are arrested," Miller said coldly, "Now would you like to walk out of here or listen to something that may keep your pathetic ass alive?"

Harry shut up and decided to let Miller talk.

"Thank you," Mike said, "You have a simple choice. You can plead guilty to six counts of murder and receive a sentence of 25 to life on each. You will serve these sentences concurrently, so you'll have a chance at parole in 20 years."

"And I'll get killed in ten days," Harry growled, "No fucking way. Besides, I'm no stool."

"I'm not finished


shot. What I saw today was more than a hint. They have a memo on your information."

"They sanitize those," Jade smiled and sauntered over to Miller, "I'm not worried. I'll just keep a low profile for a while."

"You have Elise and company on your tail," Miller reminded her as he looked up into her green eyes and put his hands on her waist, "Elise is a bloodhound, Lisa. I'd be worried about that if I were you."

"She's nothing but a pussycat," Jade/Lisa grinned, "Besides, this guy doesn't even know that I know most of this stuff. The dumb girl is the last person to be suspected. You know that."

She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. He just shook his head and sighed. He knew that therethat."

"You're as likely to have a rogue as we are," Mike reminded her, "Frank Price screwed our pooch good."

"Don't worry about me," she said with a disarming smile and a kiss on the cheek, "I can take care of myself, lover."

"That's what scares me, Lisa," Miller grunted.

She laughed and surprised him with a kiss. It was the first time they'd had that sort of contact in months. Not being one to shrink from it, Mike kissed back and they sat together for a few minutes. She leaned on his shoulder for a while getting what she needed, a welcome respite from the strain.

She didn't let Miller see it, but she was scared as well. She was older than Miller had originally thought, but at 22 she was still


"See you in an hour."

Without any further ado Steele hanged up the phone and ended the call. Miller sighed and started packing clothes quickly. He was going to have to quickly meet with someone on the support team before he left.

"What's going on?" Jade asked him.

"I'm going to California," he said, "With Nick and Elise and God knows who else."

"Sounds like fun," she said, "Do I get to go?"

"'Fraid not," Miller said.

"That's ok," she smiled, "Just gives me time to work on this new guy."

"Keep your head low, kid," Miller told her, "If things look iffy at all, just leave me a message of some sort and get out."

"Don't worry about me," she said, "Watch your own ass out there, ok?"

"You know it," Miller smiled as he putgave it to the still glaring Elise.

"It's all in here," Bowen said as she started to read.

"What is it?" Miller asked him.

"We've got a leak," Bowen said, "Seems to be a ripe one too."

"So?" Elise said, "Why am I here to deal with it?"

"It came out of your neck of the woods," Bowen said, "We've got one of them already, but we think he knows more than he's telling. You know the players better than we do. That's why Freddie sent you out here."

"Where's the one you have?" Elise asked.

"In the back here," Bowen said and pointed to a doorway.

Miller tensed a little, the feeling in the pit of his gut was that he knew exactly who Bowen had in that room. Elise went to the door and


Bullock runs everything," Al explained, "It's the shadow man, Freddie Pena. And from the fact that we're out here at all I'd say that Miller's suspicions are right on the goddamned money."

"He's after Pena, eh?" Phil Kane chuckled, "I wish him luck. I think he's shooting for the moon."

"Well," Al said, "Miller has pulled off a few hairy stunts. He may just have one more in him."

"Yeah," Kane agreed, "I just can't wait to get home and into a nice hot bath."

"I'm afraid that won't happen anytime soon," Al said, "You're going to be living in a hotel for a while."

"Why?" Kane asked.

"If anyone in the outfit finds out you are alive then Miller is dead," Al reminded the newly freed captive, "You're still under cover until Milleris out."

"Shit," Kane growled, "I hope it's worth it."

"So do I," Martinez said softly, "And I hope Tom does the smart thing and pulls Mike out of there when he gets home."

Chapter Forty-Two – October 23, 2000 – Late Afternoon

Mike and Nick pulled back into the place after a couple hours. There was another car in the alley, but nobody was visible. Miller was still a little nervous, however. He looked around and tried to see whether he could see anyone on the street.

"Think they found us out?" Nick asked.

"Not likely," Mike said, "Get the tire iron out of the trunk though. Just in case."

Nick nodded and did so. Mike got out of the car and looked for some sort of weapon. He picked up an old pipe


things, but in a civilized discourse there is nothing that could be considered consensual about what happened in the room that afternoon. He performed for her and made her happy. When they were done they collapsed in a heap on the bed, with Mike rolling off to the side as best he could.

She no longer cared by then, content in the black recesses of her mind. Mike finally retreated to the easy chair and smoked a quick cigarette. Now more than ever he longed for the loving embrace of Tracy, or at least the healthy sexual vibe he had with Jade. He also realized that he probably had a good idea what a rape victim felt like.

Chapter Forty-Three – October 29, 2000 – Afternoon

Mike, Nick and Elise steppedand Stockton helped himself to a cup.

"What's going on, John?" Max asked.

"Nester is back?" he asked, "Do you know where he went?"

"He's asleep by now," Nick said, "Why?"

"We need to talk to him," Stockton said as he sipped on his coffee, "There may be an irregularity."

"You don't think he's a cop do you?" Max asked, almost in horror.

"Nothing like that," Stockton assured him, "But there may be a problem close to him. We'll find out later today for sure. Bring him in when you can, ok?"

"Sure thing," Max said as Stockton walked out of the room.

"Problem close to him?" Nick asked, "The only ones close to him are you and me. I know I'm not a cop, and I seriously doubt you are."

"I don't know," Max shrugged, "But


mind. Miller was dreading it and wondering how he'd fend it off.

"Ok John," Max said, "What's eating you?"

"How long have you known that girl I've seen you with?" John asked Miller.

"Jade?" Mike asked, trying to act surprised, "Six months?"

"She started showing up at Jack's just before Ray got into town," Nick confirmed, "Just another chickie looking for a free drink and free meal."

"Yeah," Mike nodded, "She and I got along well. Not to mention she's cute and pretty good in the sack."

"What's going on, John?" Max asked, "Why are you asking about her?"

"I found out where the government leak was coming from," Stockton said.

"No way," Mike said, "There is no way in hell."

"He's right," Nick said, "The girl just isn't bright enough."

"You think Jade is a cop?" Maxwere already a mangled mess. Her face was also cut up a bit as well. It was obvious that whoever had been doing this knew their business pretty well.

"Jesus H. Christ," Miller muttered, "You barbaric sons of bitches."

"We do what we have to do," Stockton replied and sat down in an empty chair, "The more of their agents they find like this, the less likely they are to keep coming."

"And the more fun we get to have when they do," A Large man with a bushy beard and mustache said as he walked into the room, "I was beginning to wonder if you'd lost your stomach for this, Johnny Boy."

"They raided the mansion this morning," Stockton told him, "Took Elise and several of Charlie's boys."

"Figures," the man shrugged,


if they brought him in like this then the cases they needed him to build wouldn't be worth a damn.

"Think about this," Tracy said, "You could be throwing the whole thing away."

"I have thought about it," Mike told them, "Pulling me out now won't do any good."

"You talk to him, Tracy," Tom said resignedly, "I can't listen to this bullshit."

Tom walked away and let himself cool off. Miller leaned back against the tree and looked out into space. Tracy simply sat there a few minutes looking into his eyes. She knew that the man she loved was still there, but that he was in serious danger.

"Why?" She asked him softly.

"You know," Miller said, "That's the same thing I asked Lisa, shortly before she died."

"What did she say?" Tracywhile. Your job is pretty well finished, even if Max and Charlie survive it."

"I know it," Nick said, "I just don't want a hit put out on me."

"My brother is running a joint across town," Tony said, "Why don't you go with him for a bit. If Max asks I'll tell him that Matt needed another hand and figured you'd do more good there."

"All right," Nick agreed, "Thanks, Tony."

"No problem," he said, "I guess I'd better go look in on the meeting."

"Good luck," Nick said, "You'll need it."

Nick went off and left Tony standing there wondering. Tony shook his head and walked back into the mansion. He heard shouting coming from the office and hurried over to the door to take a closer look. Charlie, Max and Fred


and pulled out his knife, "I can't believe I just did that."

"I'm glad you did," Miller chuckled, "Otherwise I'd be a grease spot like Fat Tony there."

"Yeah," Nick nodded.

"You killed them!" Matt D'Antoni yelped.

"Yes," Nick agreed, "Shut up or I'll kill you too."

Nick undid Miller's bonds and helped him up. Mike stepped over the bodies and rubbed his temples. He had a splitting headache. Nick handed him the gun and looked at him to try to figure out what to do next. It was beginning to dawn on him that he had just about burned every bridge to his old life.

"What do I do now, Ray?" Nick asked Miller.

"Mike," he told the younger man, "My real name is Mike Miller. Ray Nester died that afternoon at the mansion."

"Okseat of the car and fell promptly to sleep, praying that things held up until he could actually get in to save her.

Chapter Fifty-Eight – December 31, 2000 – Noon

After a successful foray in taking out the stock of the local arms dealer, Mike and Nick pulled up behind the storefront that had been used for the office. They went upstairs carrying a whole crate of weapons and ammunition. Eric Craig jumped when he saw what they were lugging.

"What the hell?" Eric asked, "Who is he, Mike?"

"Eric Craig," Miller said, "Meet Nick Jones."

"Pleasure," Nick said.

"Likewise," Eric said, looking at the other man carefully, "What the hell is going on?"

"Nick has decided to join our side," Mike chuckled, "He saved my ass last night. I nearly blew it."

"Ok," Eric


her. I'll try to send someone in to back you up."

"Not until I send word," Mike said, "You send an assault team in there; she's dead for sure. If I can slip in unnoticed I may be able to get her out without further incident."

"Get moving then!" Tom agreed, "The longer the wait, the longer it will take you to fight through the crowd."

Miller did not need any more encouragement. He and Nick went outside and started jogging towards the crowds. They could see the ominous steel tower from there and felt a sense of urgency as they ran.

Chapter Sixty-Two – December 31, 2000 – Nearly Midnight

The crowds were worse than either Mike or Nick had expected. It was a wall of people that made running or evenlooked more like a corpse than a living human being. The ambulance personnel were taking care of her quickly and Miller got out of the way. He saw that Stockton was sitting on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back. Nick was sitting in a chair in the same state.

"Mike!" he exclaimed, "You made it! Did you get Bronson?"

"Yep," Miller nodded, "He's currently a hood ornament for a Honda Civic."

"Thank God," Nick sighed, "What happens now?"

"Jackson," Richter said, "Take this young man out of handcuffs now."

"He was holding a gun..." the officer started to say before being cut off by Richter.

"He's one of mine," Richter said, "Been working with Miller for months. Get him out of the cuffs, now."

"Right away sir," officer Jackson said and unlocked


up into the City PD," Richter suggested, "I'll get a couple of the US Attorneys down here to take the depositions. They'll be pissing their pants when they find out we've brought down the Bullock and Pena organizations."

Miller stopped listening when the stretchers started exiting the building. Tracy was on the first one and was being rushed across the street. Charlie Bullock, miraculously still alive after being shot by Pena, was also rushed over to go the hospital by helicopter.

The remaining cops went into the building and went to the interrogation rooms to wait for the US Attorneys to show up. Nick was put into room two, to be interviewed separately in a session that was likely to last a week. Miller was put in the same rooma steamroller had flattened him. He stretched his good arm out and his legs as best he could. He wanted a cigarette, but decided that he did not need one. He looked at the pack and decided that now he was Miller again he did not need them at all. He tossed the pack into the garbage can next to him.

Miller could see through the one-way glass that Nick was still being questioned. Walking up and down the hallway he could see the results of his operation. John Stockton was being held in one interrogation room, while Max Bullock and Eric Roth were in others.

Miller took one more lap up and down the hallway when he saw Tom Richter and Jeremy Whitmore come into the interrogation area. They


must have been looking for him, because when they saw him they came in faster.

"There you are," Richter said, "We've been looking for you."

"Why?" Mike asked, "I've been in there all day. I need to get some sleep somewhere."

"I worked out a deal for you and Nick," Whitmore said, "I had to pull a few strings, but it worked out well. Just to make sure that no ambitious prosecutor decides to screw with you a few years down the road, I have secured Presidential pardons for you both. The governor owed me a few favors and when I told him what you did for my little girl he put in a word with the President. You will be pardoned publicly on the 19th, just before he gets outend user that won the firm over. “Our lawyers want to know that when they hit send on an email, no sensitive information is going with it in the form of hidden metadata. Because we can configure metadata cleaning to happen automatically, our staff don’t have to worry about it when they’re rushing to meet a filing deadline, for example. It’s built into their emailing workflow, and that gives both the individual and the firm peace of mind when it comes to data security.”

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