Last Prophecy DAY ONE THE PRESENT CHAPTER 1 LOGON COMPLETE ALL STATIONS CONFIRMED ACTIVE ON-LINE ENCRYPTION PROCEDURES IN EFFECT MESSAGE RUNNING   From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean THE SITUATION HAS BEEN CONTAINED AS OF TODAY. ALL PROCEEDING AGAIN ON SCHEDULE. From: GREAT BRITAIN X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean DISCUSS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS. From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean LIMITED. From: RUSSIA X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean SPECIFY. From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean EXPECT MANDATED INVESTIGATION. EASILY CONTAINABLE. From: JAPAN X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean CONTAINMENT CRUCIAL. OTHERWISE SUGGEST PUSHING BACK TIMETABLE. From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean AGENTS ACTIVATED. ALTERATION OF TIMETABLE NOT PRACTICAL. ANY ALTERATION THREATENS PROJECT GOAL. From: FRANCE X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean HOW MANY DEAD? From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean REPEAT MESSAGE. From: CHINA X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean HOW MANY KILLED TO CONTAIN SITUATION? From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean 34. ACCEPTABLE NUMBERS. PRIMARY THREAT ELIMINATED. COLLATERAL DAMAGE EXPECTED. From: GERMANY X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean ARE WE CERTAIN PRIMARY THREAT ISOLATED PRIOR TO CONTAINMENT? From: UNITED STATES X-Priority:Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean NO EVIDENCE OF SHARED INTEL. From: JAPAN X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean SECONDARY TARGETS? From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean ONE. NO COMPLICATIONS EXPECTED. From: RUSSIA X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean CONFIRM COUNTDOWN TO PROMETHEUS. From: UNITED STATES X-Priority: Sensitivity: Company-Confidential To: ALL MIME-Version: 1.0 IM secure status: active X-MailScanner: Found to be clean   TEN DAYS.   MESSAGE TERMINATED Copyright (c) 2004 by Jon Land Excerpted from The Last Prophecy by Jon Land All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.