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61. "How sad, How so very sad..." was his last thought ...and that was the end of Ken.

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Originally posted by Kentron
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62. Fritz ordered a lemon so he could see what was in the message.

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62. the invisible message appeared with the sprinkle of citric acid: "Ken sacrificed, the way is clear, arriving in 3 hours"

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Originally posted by coquette
62. the invisible message appeared with the sprinkle of citric acid: "Ken sacrificed, the way is clear, arriving in 3 hours"
63. When she finally arrived in Berne Fritz had her picked up at the airport in his Rolls Joyce ( it was a mistake made at the plant and as such he got "such a deal"😉. She was whisked to his office for a breifing. He wanted all the details and she gave them to him then added," Oh by the way, as I was telling Ken what I thought of him I, jokingly, mentioned that maybe we should look at taking over the stocking market too just before I "took him out". On the way to the airport as I was replaying the conversation it struck me...stocking market....stock market...kismet perhaps what do you think?" Fritz thought for a moment then went to his phone and dialed a number all he said was "when he's done have him give me a call right back. We may be onto something here" He hung up and asked Sheila if she'd like a drink.

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Originally posted by Great Big Stees
63. When she finally arrived in Berne Fritz had her picked up at the airport in his Rolls Joyce ( it was a mistake made at the plant and as such he got "such a deal"😉. She was whisked to his office for a breifing. He wanted all the details and she gave them to him then added," Oh by the way, as I was telling Ken what I thought of him I, jokingly, men ack. We may be onto something here" He hung up and asked Sheila if she'd like a drink.
"Thank you, Fritz. I will have the usual." Sensing her betrayal, Sheila fumbled through her Gucci handbag while Fritz made her Singapore Sling. "Damn! It's too bad I couldn't get the handgun through security at the airport," she thought. Sheila bounded catlike toward Fritz, who was unaware he was about to be garroted by Sheila's Blackberry recharging cable.

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65. Sheila ordered the private G4 jet to prepare and submit an immediate flight plan for kazakstan. The electronic message, from Fritz, said that two would be making the trip. She then ordered "Fritz" - digitally - to take her to General Aviation. She strolled out of the mansion to the limo knowing that it would be several hours before anyone knew that something was awry with Fritz, as she had programmed a looping function for Fritz's terminal that would "correspond" with the various players throughout the checkered landscape. Sheila also knew that it had been several years since anyone actually ever knew whether they were corresponding with a real opponent or what they charmingly referred to as "an engine." how quaint at term, she thought, as she had a completely different connotation for being "on the Fritz," so to speak.

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66. At the general aviation terminal, the pilot and attendant, the dangerously handsome Kight Ride Her, asked who the second passenger would be, and Sheila looked at him with her deep colorized blue contact lenses and her flowing blonde "amber waves" hair, and her elegant "little black dress" and heels, and said, softly, and invitingly, "Fritz won't be riding with us this evening, unfortunately he came down with something." Her pursed lips and furrowed brow showed her disappointment. He, of course, being a full service attendant, was not disappointed. The pilot was wondering if they should offload two hundred and forty gallons of aviation fuel.

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67. On the flight to kazakstan Sheila pondered the possibilities of stock options. Selling short to skirt the market was a seductive notion. She realized, however, that she needed to dress and act quite differently in the muslim nation. She texted Ben to let her know that she was on her way and asked how he was doing with the negotiations.

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Originally posted by coquette
67. On the flight to kazakstan Sheila pondered the possibilities of stock options. Selling short to skirt the market was a seductive notion. She realized, however, that she needed to dress and act quite differently in the muslim nation. She texted Ben to let her know that she was on her way and asked how he was doing with the negotiations.
68. Ben responded that things were going "swimmingly" and that if it were at all possible to have Fritz wire the funds for the transaction to the Peoples Bank of Kazakstan. Sheila thought for a moment and decided not to mention Fritz's condition. She texted that she'd see to it and would be there in "a few" hours. She then went forward into the cockpit and asked that the co-pilot take over for about 20 minutes while she and the Pilot had a "discussion" about the flight.

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Originally posted by Great Big Stees
68. Ben responded that things were going "swimmingly" and that if it were at all possible to have Fritz wire the funds for the transaction to the Peoples Bank of Kazakstan. Sheila thought for a moment and decided not to mention Fritz's condition. She texted that she'd see to it and would be there in "a few" hours. She then went forward into the cockp ...[text shortened]... e over for about 20 minutes while she and the Pilot had a "discussion" about the flight.
69. Knight Ride Her asked if would be OK if he went up front and sat with the co-pilot the blond, blue eyed (naturally) Lars Larsen. Sheila said "of course that would be perfect as I was going to suggest that you do that as the pilot , Hans Hansen and I have some things to take care of...if you catch my drift". With that Knight went forward and as he entered the cockpit she heard him say, " Lars put this thing on auto will ya I have something to show you", as he closed the door. Just then Sheila's phone rang and she noted that it was Ben. "What could this be about" she thought and was tempted not to answer but because it happened so soon after her last text she thought better of it and answered. Ben said in a panicked voice" Please tell me that you haven't had Fritz wire the money yet". She said no that she hadn't but why? He was about to respond when a strangers voice came on saying" We're sorry but the connection has been terminated sorry for any inconvenience. Please try again" and with that the phone went dead.

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70. Sheila, a seasoned professional, knew better than to panic and put stock into partial information. She also realized that Ben was very difficult to pin down, but this was ominous. She waved Knight Ride Her off for the moment and logged into Fritz's server and entered a stop order on the transfer of funds. She knew that once the money transfer was frozen, then wouldn't do anything to Ben as he was their key to getting the deal done. That having been taken care of for the moment and nothing better to do for the next seven hours, she turned her attention back to breathtakingly handsome Hans Hansen.

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71. So, um, where were we? she smiled and crossed her legs and twisted a strand of her newly blond hair in her fingers, blushing.

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Originally posted by coquette
71. So, um, where were we? she smiled and crossed her legs and twisted a strand of her newly blond hair in her fingers, blushing.
72. "I think you were about to remove....the chess set from your bag." he smiled. "Ah yes the chess set, right hand or left?" she purred. " Let's go with the right" drawing black. They set the board and Sheila opened with Kings pawn. Just then the plane dropped and the board ,along with it's participants were strewn about the cabin. Hans was the first to regain his senses and he clawed his way to the cockpit door. He banged on it with no response. He punched the code into the lock and entered to find both the co-pilot and Knight, obviously incapacitated. He managed to get into the left seat and was able, after some struggling, to get it back on level flight. They had descended to a dangerous 1,000 ft in a matter of minutes. He checked all the gauges and was able to determine that all seemed "kosher". Just then Sheila appeared at the cockpit door and said.....

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73. Good Heavens, they must have gotten quite distracted by something? Did a flock of geese go bye?

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Originally posted by coquette
73. Good Heavens, they must have gotten quite distracted by something? Did a flock of geese go bye?
74. Knight, who had only moments before regained his senses said, "Actually no it was a flock of seagulls".

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