Chapter Five
A-10
The A-10 project was developed at a secret government lab somewhere in New Mexico. Only a handful of people at the highest levels in Washington knew of its potential for mental dominance; an intriguing idea for those in the corridors of power. For they well knew that power is an aphrodisiac; A-10 — the ultimate power trip.
They call the stuff A-10. Dr. O’Connor was in charge of the project, some sort of top secret government program – the kind they do around here all the time. I still don’t exactly what A-10 is, but then I’m no scientist. Just a lowly computer guy—”Computer Technician III” at Wildfire Labs.
It’s not a bad job; loads of spare time; mostly manning the help desk, waiting for the phone to ring. Usually pretty quiet. So quiet in fact, I used to be able to
