The multipronged counterattack required them to control one very specific variable. The Island hackers and psychologists could work their magic on the Hill as long as Lowell and his allies didn’t catch the scent. If the industry suspected that the various initiatives were coordinated, the major oil companies would immediately overcome their vicious internal competition in order to bring the collective threat to a halt. And there was one man who the industry relied on more than anyone else for such high-level political insight and guidance. Feeling at once piqued and guilty, Dag opened the
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