The Final Withdrawal

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he part-she was the part. A black suit, a leather briefcase, and a badge that read Samantha Pierce, Financial

of documents. "I have an unscheduled but urgent securi

pers before nodding. "Of course, M

uthority and impatience. "I'll be fi

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through my earpiece as Rico monitored the sec

ng a large black equipment case. The door was guarded, but we had a simple trick-our IDs were perfect repl

esigned to remind you of its importance. As we approached the server room, I felt a

ainst the security panel. The screen flickered. A second l

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tion. Every financial transaction processed through the World Bank passed through these machines. Bi

nframes, pulled out a small USB device, and in

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irtight. We had run every possible scenario. B

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t walked i