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SANDS OF THE HOURGLASS
NSA Command Center
No one on the team went home that night. Instead they bunked in temporary duty quarters, dormitories that were two floors below in the basement level of NSA headquarters.
The accommodations were spartan to say the least. Old college style bunk beds with metal frames and wire springs. Each room slept a maximum of eight people. It was relatively uncommon for the rooms to be occupied, but dorm spaces were available in times of crisis, and this was one.
Half of the hall was set aside for men, the other, women. Where that separation began, it ended in the communal bathrooms. Although each toilet and shower stall was well subdivided, the overall facility was shared.
When Jana awoke on the bunk, she found a blanket stretched over her. It was not
