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red cell
M a r k H e n s H a w
A T o u c h s T o n e B o o k
P u B l i s h e d B y s i m o n & s c h u s T e r
n e w y o r k l o n d o n T o r o n T o s y d n e y n e w d e l h i
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To Janna,who got me started;
and
to Russell, Adam, and Natalie,the reasons I keep going.
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest othe world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centu-ries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major amines, military deeats,
and oreign occupation.Ater World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established
an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring Chinas sovereignty, im-
posed strict controls over everyday lie and cost the lives o tens o millionso people . . .
Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 millionNationalists under CHIANG KAI-SHEK ed to Taiwan. Over the nextfve decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized. In 2000, Tai-wan underwent its frst peaceul transer o power rom the Chinese Na-tionalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) to the Democratic Progressive Party.
The dominant political issue or both countries continues to be thequestion o eventual unifcation.
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Prologue
Santiago de Len de CaraCaS
BoLivarian repuBLiC of venezueLa
T f a at z pp t a, a acaraqueos v t att tat v t a
t apta t. T a t at tg t a b a p t a t t t a tat t
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a t caaa tt bt t a t t t.ca vg abv t a tat pa t t v, ag a tag
t t ggg , t a G tag pap. Tb at a ba vb t gt t tt
t Atpta Fa Faja a. T a t t aagat t t t, atg t f, atg t ag at a-
g t pa ag t at g.ka st tg ag t t t v, tag t
t bat a gvg g ta tat a tbt . T aa a t tp a t v t
t tg a t b t aga. T qt
a t t p xp t pt g a t t cabba sa. hv a gg t , at gg t g that a, p .
it b tb t t p b .s gv p tg t t pb ab pt, t t
a, a t v b t pt t g a ciA a pg t b a t t seBin, t Servicio Boli-
variano de Inteligencia, . T at b ,
t, bt t at caaa a t a a att tt appaa. T p, a pt a t a, ag t g at t ba t t t g
p pt.A woman walking alone at night in a dark barrio? Ameri-cans need to be more careul, t a.
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t tt, t g xp. Ta, a-a, v b ja a a b at jat, t x
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a abaya. caaa vz vg, t atv t Aa ta t gvt. Tat a t apta a
t bt t ta vt t at, at atg t agt .
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it b a p tg, tat a t.Bt sa rg a a a ka at t tgt
. rg a ttg t at, a seBin , t ta t t t. T at a t t btt ta
a Aapbab t bt b t pta rg aapt t a g. ka at x t t t ciA Fa
a v g tat pata p t a at apa tp. i t b,stupid a jt at danger-ous, a t dead v q.
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tab at bt. T at ga a cabba btt tat t v. ka t t ta a t rg, a
a b v a j a a. ciA tat tt g, t t p t jt a j t
t. T a t t t abtaa, bt rg a agat ta at, a tat a t
gat . At at t at t ta. s t t a t b , a ka a a
ta tg at pt b rg at t. Bt t tat jt a
t a patt av. T at, a, t , t
g . h at gaat at.ka a tat v a a tp tg .
s a t tt, a. T a xpag aa aG t t seBin. cat a , bt t b
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av b pta a tag avg at a at tg t.
s b a a tt, v tat a at t t a pa, , , Vza t, t pp
p a t at a gg a a ap t t tt. T b b t gv a
paag ga t bt tt a tat a a va. h t p t a ga . T
at a vat tat p pt.Nervous? it a t ga a t av at .
T a a a xp seBin , a ta pa.
Bt gtt tag.
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b. Aa tat t ga a pat a a ta
a.T ka a t a, a a a tg t a aa app.
e Pt t t. T vt a at ciAa ag a a ag b a gv. T -
b tat t xtt apg a tus. h a t tt pb a ag t t t
, t . hat , t Ag, t utstat. h a tat at a p tat t us at
t vt , ab aaat , a t b p t a a aba. h a v Aa at t
ba pa gata a t t t Vza a t-bt. A a tat a , xpg t t
ag t ag t b a gv. h p
a t a tp pa t a , theta a t a.
l t nt ka pt t uss Pueblo wa hab,seBin p ka st l Tq p.
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T at z av. h a az .
sx b t t at a .ka a.
seBin a ta xp t a. m ba baaava,
t a a, av bt, t a a ab, a g spa. T ta, ab x a, a ta pt at
bt t bg t t t a gav t a-t pt v. o ta pt p t bg pt
t, t a a a pa t t gat.
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t tp. ka av b tapp t t tt t bg.
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gt t t .T ta a t t t v, tt t
aa. T aa t bg, bt t ta bg p t aa b t . Ta t t b pa
at a t.T t ta bg a at t btt t -
bat, jt abv t aa a b t t t taa, bt t a t b tg t b tat v t at
a t a . it ta t t t t a t tp t bat, a aa t at. ka
b at tt t aa.s a aa g at p a b b
a f a t ga a gg t at . s a a aat t a pa tat at ta at atg t a.
s t t a a gt at t t . Nolight, no SEBIN, az. No exit. ka t t tp, t , t t, a a gg t t t a.s pt a p t t t pat. h b t t a. s
p aa a a g v aga.
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t a ba ga tag b t bg t a ap. ka a t vg at p a t av tpp
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at t. s a a a, pt a pa-
t t tat at p a t tat t tbgt t t g. T gt t t t. h t a
t t g t ta t. h fpp va a ba, bag b bt , appg a a-
b a tag tat . it b t b b ab t a ap aga.
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tt.
s a ta b , at at a a z tgt,bt t t a t . Jgg b t , t tg t a a a avg t.
ka jt a bt a a t t aa. it a patgt a t a ag pt pta. s t
gt a pt g, t xt apt. e m n a t pt, ab t t. ka t
t a aat ba t p. h batg a agg, at pg a a a a v t t. o
a a gg t .s a t museo. it a a tag bg, st
Aa att, a ta ag b t a a g. Pt pa a gtv t ba va tat
t p. s pt a t bg. T tab tat , at gttg t t tt
t a t t a. A a t t a at . T a ta b
ag v pt a ppt. T tagt a apt t a v ta t t t qat at pt
t a t g g. s a t p t gg abt t.
ka a tg t px, bta a aa g pat q tat a aa t b ab t t at g
t av a t t at a a a a . s
pa t pp a a t t t tt.Four blocks to the sae house.
s t gt g ta bt a t ata t t a , t t
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b a g. s t gt t t Ava Bva. it a a
gt-a a b t bt t a t ag t t. it a a t, gv aa
pt t a ta a t t a. s tb t t t tt tat app. Ta a gt
at t a , tat t at a pt a g a.h a a t tat G.
ka a a ag ba t ta. s at t t a gt, t t a pt t t tt. cg t
gt a t at t , tg a b pt,
a t ta p b . T a ta av t
t ba t a t tt gttg t. ka aggt aga, t a t p a tt t a t Av-a mx tt. s t at. h g a g
bt bg . h gt a t t p g ta ta.
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a t Gaa At naa aa t gt. s b- a a . T a ta pbab t g
a ba t Ava Bva ta. s a t bt tag bg, a t a, a a agat
t pa t at bat. s t at t tp g, bt taa a a. h ba a a tatg t
a a bt a ka tat a g p agat t t a. h t a avg a g bg. s at
pa , a pbab jt a x-t , a t xta atg p t .
s ba t avenida a a . T -t. i t ta, ta g a ag at ta
t , t g. ka tb ba t t a atat g aga, t t t.
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s ba. T seBin ta a
tat t ax. T a b t va tat t g. T t a gt a a
ta, a av t t t gat.s a t Ava uata a t. T g-
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Sae. nt a, . Bt a a a b gt .T a t t f. s t t a
a t gt t.
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a ba-b. s t b a t t.ka a gtt abt t a. s t pa pt gt
a a t att, a t ag a t, ap ta atg a v t. s t, t tf
t, aa tat t gb a . s t t
t a . wt g a p ba p t t-
tg a a at t ag b.T a a at jat, a bt -
a b. ka p t jat , a, bt vt a
ag . T a ta t ba a a pgag. dp , at ba t x t t, t a a
t a t t.s t b a gttg t t t-
t pa. s p a lata pt, t t a, a p t ba t tt. s pp
t ba a a p t t t gt, t a tjt t v t t . s t t v . it
a a t a t t t f.T a a ta a tp, a t
a zta . s t t b at t btt t g t b. Aa a a t pa.
When?T ba a a gatg a tat a pt
t at pa, a t aa a pt g t gt . h ba gt t t a t t
tt g a g. T pa t aattat a pp b, ttg tgt, a ka
a t tf a p a.T t a t b t bat. ka tb , tg
t p a vg, a t ag bag t
. ciA t, B st a , aa a p-pa. T taa t a g a a z ta a tp-
. Tg t tg t az, ka t t t t. T t a a Qct gaz. T a a
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p g. s tabb t t t a, jt
abv t a a t pp at a a t t t f. s p t pg, t p t t. it
a t gt t .h a bga t b a b a bga t tp ag
a ax. ka t t pa bg t a a t txt bt -g. s ba p a a Qct t
a, t t , a pa t t t .T t tpp t bg at tat.
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, at t at. watv t ag, t a
b g. T , ab.s t gaz a a t t a a
t t t ta t a. it a a g ap jb, bt bt t
g a t t t jb a a pa bttf p tta.
ka tagg ba t t b a at ap bag t b. s p t t att
a t ba. s f tg jat a tpt p t pt tat a gv t
b.T p a t a gg t -
, . s a ab a t t a b pat a az. h a a t, b.
A pa t t . s t jg tta bt t t t pt.
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t t a. T b ab, gg g- tg-, f b f. T seBin ag tg t
a . T b t, t a, t ta.T a t p t t.
T t a . ka t t pa g t, t t t at t a atg p.
h g a tat ag, t t t pa.Not sae.ka p-a t b pga t t p.
T a t. T v t t a Aa.opat.
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cHaPter 1
two monthS Later
sunday
day one
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Beihai park, BeijingpeopLeS repuBLiC of China
o Bjg t pa, P v t a. ep
a v t tat a ta a ag, t cta ab g t ca. it bat a q, tgt, a t
Ta y a t v t, t sba t
tg t at a t vg t . Tgt a pt a t a at t t av apt . it a t t at p tat av .
h a b atg t t pp g t t g a . T ta a t a
t mt stat stt Gja Aqa Ba tt a ta p aga. it a aa a , bt t vt-
gat a b a aa pa b.st, P g t . cg t t Faga -
taat a a ptt ta bt p aa a t a. T af a a . Pt a p
t . T p g b a taa, att a t vg pp a t a t t t
t a v . it a t xp a t t ciA a b pag . T t a a at
b t w Fag Ba t ut stat a t a attg t . h v v g g t t. h a tat. Tat v a a t g t Pp
rpb ca. i a gg t a t a at, a t xt, j a a t a p b
t. At at tat a t t . T tt a tat tgav tg t . h a a tat t t, t
p t at, at at tab b v tg t a a ag gt a pvat tg a t t a
g t g a ta t a.h t a pa a abat a t
tap. it a at t t av a a g a
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tg . h aa at t t. h v
tp tg t t t t xt tg. T tt tp a v p ta a p, bt t aa
tat t a v t tgt. rt, qt ttt a, a a b tt-v a. h v t ta tat
t v a pg. it a a a tat a t aa a.
T taat a a-. T t, pt a apt t t tt aa. P t t tab o-
ta, t Aa Bt t t. h gz
a tab ka, a pa v tgt Ta, a a a
gp . . . T? iaa? h v t t Aab tPa.
i t a a a c a, a a g a
. h a tat a . . . ? h a t btag bt a a t tat. h at a
g a a a . T a ta . . . a t a ta? y, at t at v a t
t v tab att a aa a t gag. wa t a a tat t a a t Faga?
Tat a pb bt t pbab.y b, . T at a a at t tab.
P , t t at av, pa a , a tt tab. h t t t t t aa a a ta-
g t . T ta a , a a bta t t t a p .
P qt t v a a t t .h a v t t bg t t aa a t at.
taipei
repuBLiC of China (taiwan)
T a avag a pt, a pa t t
f a aab tt Tap t bg.Pap t a , t xt a a t a a a, a
g, a ba fb t gag tat at a-t t b g t a f. T apat-
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t at a t bg a ta, b t pat
tat vt t appa a tt t.T bg pt tata ag capta k
ta. s pa t g agat a aa, a t vaab vv tagg a. it
b tat t tagt tat a a a a g a t a t.
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t t a t tagg aa b t t. o
t nata st Ba t t gtg a tg t
tg t t t a. T at pat t gatt t a t t bt t gt bg tba gv aa pt t a a ta
tb t gt v, k a b t. T a a-gat t, g abt t p, a
j t x tat tt bt att.T nsB a b a pt p
ta a . h agt k a tt a ptpa t t p. h a t at a appa
k.i a aga, t t bb bt, t nsB a.Idiots, k tgt. ca gaat tat t tagt a -
a? l a g a, t a t t qt
b a a t.T nsB gtt -a-b tt. h a
tat pata qt t aa g t gt a a t at aga b t agat tt pa.
T a a ba tp v a tt p. h tav a appat t pta tvt at ta. y t
bg t t av a a.k a gt a gv g a t at
h & k mP7, at t a t t a. h t t p t at
g , k a.
m p a t! Av! d ta ? evb t a a a a aptab, a p.
k t t t a. T a a agtat, at p-
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k ta t t t ta, t p a t, a t
tpp a. T b k tppa, pp t a pa t t t, a pp a
b pt t . T a a aa t tp a t t t k t . T
tt t t t gt. k a . h a vtg t , bt t a baaava ag a
t a t t vat. T g tt tpt ba a t aa t. T a t v.
k a p t g t t b . T -
v t aa a t t ba t .
k xtat a t ga vt, p t p, a t p. h t t bag g t t-p g. T aa t a t gap
a p a p. T ba t g baa t g t a, ag t a ppg t a
bt t t a t t ba appg ag . k t t ga t t .
T tagt t t tt t a t tat b a t a p. it a a ttv at.
T ga gt a 6 aa fa tat t p a t p-ttv t ta ta. T v z
a t a g a, g t a pt t tba v a v a t tgg t t t gt. T
180-b bat tat t t a a at at a b t t tat av a t t aag.
B, a a, t a t a gp a ppt ta.
i t a, t ta a t t t xpa-ab bat a t t ga t t ba . T
a pt t apatt va ta a k ag t t a abt t a pa. T
t apatt, bt t t t . At a t a, t gt . k a p
tat t at tagt a t t bat t
t b t ba.k a t ga t a . h t t
t t apatt, g b aba a, a a ag mP7 f t v. k a t
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a b pt t t t t v t t a t
p t a t ta t ba .T a batat k gt a t t
a p. k xtat a bat bt,app t p, a t b t t a a g
t tpp . T a t t t t. ka pat t a b t a t fx .
k a t t ba t apatt a t gcrack a a , a 9 pt t . h a ap t v a t a tp ta t a a
t at t- bzz a hk . h v t
a t t b t gt, tag v t g ba a t.T t t . o tt tt
Taa xpatat t Aa pa a
a b tg t t c p t t . T tt k bag ta. T va a p, t,
t a b ta gg t t t. k gaggg. T a a a v ta t t f a a
t a a apg ta a tt t g p- t p t btt a az . o k a
ta t ta a ap t a a a t-tbt. T a t t a a t a. o a
ptat t pz t.o t t a tag gg a k a t a
a. wtt tg t a bat t . it a a taa az t a tat bga t b. h agg b-
at ba ta t a b t ag tap tat a a t tp t a tata vt.
ot! ev t! . it a t a a t ap. h t tat g.
h pat t t a k aggg a b a a a p. k xp t taat a g a
a bat a. it t tp t bg, t a ta vg t tat t . h
g t pa a ba t a ta-
at. h t bt t t va. T t t a t a t a a at. T qatt b t
f ggt tat a bt a pat a aj at, t tat t.
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Brating as bming diut, t burning as rs, and ku
bgan gasping r air ims. T burning pain and s aspyxiatinapsd is ns. crtain tat as ging int ardia arrst,
pundd is st it a st t p is art bating. An r tim undr t sudr and arrid im utsid i t trs t
t prisnrs and tir inapaitatd agus. ku nt tgrubby aay fr and rd nt is ba.
evauat t buiding, ku trid t say. h aid. h tastd bdn is tngu. lts bd.
T unxpsd rs st up r triag n t an and startd
artiia rspiratin n tir tammats. ku dubtd ty ud iv.
h rd nt is sid and spit bd. watvr s t ars as,it as igy aidi. h ud it ating is muus mmbrans, andt amunt ad inad ad bn sma mpard t t trs.
evn i t mdis rusing t is sid ad t suppis t trat tisatvr this ast xpsur is tammats ad surd ud
prv t svr.T dras apprad t grup and xamind t prisnrs
n t grass. on pud ut a st ptgraps and mpardit t t targts as in squn. A tr r bding aviy
rm tir nss and ars but t mdis assurd t rs tat nprmannt damag ad bn dn. Ty ad bn surd itut
visib injury bsids t bd, i ud b and up, and tyad nt bratd in t mia tat ad inapaitatd kus tam.
Tir idntitis nrmd, t surity r std and pud utis pn.
A mdi itd kus ad and a snd rd a tub dn istrat. kus ast tugt as tat t dras ud ansr t im i
ty ad nn abut t trms.
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