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looking for a pattern. “I’m guessing the first is the GP’s serial number, like they give convicts in prisons. The second, based on the recurring sequence, appears to be a date, probably when they were admitted. I know how to verify that.” He typed in a number. A picture of a terrified Wade appeared on the screen. “Yep. It’s the day admitted. The third . . .” He hesitated, slowly rubbing his hand over his forehead. “Hmm. The list is sorted by the serial numbers, but you’ll notice the last numbers seem to show up in clumped sequences. I’m betting it’s where they’re being held—they’re just using a number instead of a location.”
    “That’s not going to help us,” Taylor said.
    “On the contrary,” Ostin replied. “It will tell us how many Elgen facilities there are.”
    “What’s that?” I said, pointing to a folder that read:
    CONFIDENTIAL MEMOS: STARXOURCE PLANTS
    “No idea,” Ostin said. He clicked on the folder.
    MEMO
    Mr. Chairman,
    Please find requested report of Starxource development. Note: All countries with populations of fewer than 15,000 are deemed irrelevant unless there are recognizable political ties that may allow us future development in larger economies; i.e., Saint Barths—France. (Grid Infrastructure development will be detailed in alternative report.)
Beta Control Countries
 
Anguilla
(Starxource Functioning 100%)
Christmas Island
(Starxource Functioning 100%)
Cook Islands
(Starxource Aborted)
Falkland Islands
(Starxource Functioning 96%)
Saint Barths
(Starxource Functioning 96%)
Operational Starxource Plants/Combined Populations:
115,597,166
Palau
21,000
British Virgin Islands
28,213
Gibraltar
29,441
Monaco
35,881
Saint Martin
36,824
Cayman Islands
54,878
Greenland
56,890
Bermuda
64,237
Dominica
71,685
Jersey
97,857
Aruba
101,484
Tonga
103,036
Grenada
110,821
Samoa
184,032
Finland
5,405,590
Zimbabwe
12,754,000
Taiwan
23,200,000
Peru
29,797,694
Tanzania
43,443,603
Plants Under Construction (PUC)/Combined Populations:
32,623,410
Portugal
10,561,614
Greece
10,787,690
Chad
11,274,106
Under Negotiation/Combined Populations:
1,010,135,758
Poland
38,092,000
Sudan
45,047,502
Spain
46,196,278
South Korea
48,750,000
Italy
60,600,000
France
65,073,482
Philippines*
94,000,000
Pakistan
187,000,000+
Brazil*
192,376,496
India*
233,000,000
    *Top 10 Populous Countries
    Within 24 months we will be providing power to 19.89% of countries comprising 46% of the world’s population. The current global economic stagnation provides an ideal political and socioeconomic environment to allow our entrance into these countries that might otherwise be wary of our global growth and Elgen control. It is our estimation that within 48 months we will control the energy and, subsequently, the economies of 78% of the world’s population.
    Dr. C. J. Hatch
    “It’s from Hatch!” Ostin said.
    “It sounds like he’s talking about global conquest,” Taylor said.
    Ostin clicked on another folder. “Check this out.” He pulled up a video screen that showed a large logo.
    “It’s a news story about the Elgen,” he said.
    “Run the video,” I said.

    Ostin clicked the play button and an attractive, professionally dressed woman with a British accent began speaking:
    REPORTER: In global news, Elgen Inc., an international energy conglomerate, has announced a new source of cheap, renewable energy. Elgen’s Starxource power plants promise to “light up the globe” by delivering economical, renewable, and environmentally friendly power to the world.
    The video cut to a shot of Dr. Hatch.
    “Die, you pig!” Ostin shouted.
    “Quiet,” Taylor said.
    REPORTER: Dr. C. J. Hatch, CEO of Elgen Inc., told reporters that the Starxource project would revolutionize the world in more ways than just affordable power bills.
    The audio came up on Hatch.
    HATCH: Currently more than twenty-five percent of the world’s population lives without electrical power. It is Elgen Inc.’s goal to remedy this problem