Martina’s dad and I had the steak and lobster, while Martina had the all-you-can-eat shrimp and fries. I still don’t know how she fits all that fo...od in that tiny little body.After we eat, Martina excuses herself to use the bathroom, which gives me the opportunity to talk to Martina’s dad. He starts to talk as I cut him off.“Sir, I want to thank you for bringing Martina here,” I start as he looks surprised that I have the balls to interrupt him. “When I first met your daughter, we felt a. He felt himself being tossed into the back of a truck of some kind, and covered with hay.It seemed about three hours later, that he was hauled out the truck, and allowed to fall on the ground. He was forced into some sort of building, and his blindfold was taken off. It was a farmhouse kitchen. He looked up to see himself surrounded by a number of rough looking men, and three women who were armed with an assortment of weapons.The men there were arguing about what to do with him, in a mixture of. This was before dogtags, you understand." So you never found her husband?" asked the Archivist."No. Nearly 15,000 soldiers of the Russo-Japanese War are still officially missing in action. Most of them would have succumbed to disease... got lost and froze to death in the snow... that sort of thing. I found out through the Khlodovsky Agent that this Sergeant had been left behind when the Army retreated from Mukden. He was not in the prisoner list so... The Japanese didn't take many prisoners in. ‘Nina, your mind was on someone else, your roommate probably.’ If anything Nina’s eyes went wider as she nodded. ‘Don’t worry, I just figured it out from the way you talk about her. I’m guessing she’s pursuing some boy and shows you no interest. Have you thought about hypnotizing her, that way you can cut through all of the issues to sort this out and you won’t have to worry about what she thinks.’ Nina brightened up and Miss Collier smiled. ‘Thank you Miss Collier.’ Miss Collier shook her.
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