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Tell me, what time does the doorman in your building go off shift?”
No apartment building in a small town in Tennessee would have a doorman.
“Only the geeks call it that. Everyone else calls it The Sentinel.” “What does it do?” “It protects the integrity of the election system software in forty-eight states. It’s the only thing that does.”
“Why not all fifty?” “Politics. I haven’t got time to go into it.”
They’re trying to carve gaps in society that are too big to bridge. It’s all part of a bigger campaign. To sow discord and division. It’s been running for years. On social media. Conspiracy theories.
Attempts to undermine the mainstream media.”
“This time they’re specifically trying to erode faith in the election system itself.
It had a blue and red neon sign out front depicting some kind of mythical bird.
Is Childs referencing the Thunderbird in Cookeville?
They figured the fallout from even one compromised general election could be anything from civil disobedience to full-scale rioting to possible insurrection. Imagine some of these foil-hat militia guys if they had evidence someone stole an election. Some of them have serious firepower and are already a hairsbreadth from using it.”
He didn’t have any reason to distrust Wallwork. But he had learned years ago that caution is the key to a long and healthy life.
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It had a similar mythical bird on its sign, lit up with neon.
The Russians will have planned for this. There’ll be a perfect trail. Complex enough to seem real. Not so convoluted that the average agent couldn’t follow. It’ll lead to a patsy. Someone sitting in Knoxville right now. Probably with a copy of The Sentinel hidden in their shoe. Waiting to run. And to get caught. And to confess.”
“Why would anyone do that?” “They could think they’re making a noble sacrifice for a worthwhile cause. Or to get a big payday for their family back home. Or to stay out of the gulag. Who knows?”
