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TDB Reference:  "The Golden Needle" Serial Number:  0287 Containment Protocols:  Low [See note 1].  Containment within locked, non-breakable, display cabinetry or simple safe. Internment Information:  Recovered from raid on suspected inflation terrorist cell in July 1952 in [redacted], India, along with several other active items [See note 2.]  Lost during [redacted] incident in 1967, recovered subsequently in 1970 from the home of [redacted], deceased. Description:  A sewing needle, approximately 5cm long, with a maximum diameter of 2mm along the length, with an eye opening at one end 7mm x 2mm, of gold color.  Actual spectrographic anal

Agent 72 watched the clouds stream thinly over the wing of the 727 as it descended toward their destination.  TBD headquarters for the USA, located in Manhattan, Kansas.  Well, truth be told, that was where the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility was, and TBD HQ had been sequestered on the same site, though only a very few outside the Foundation were aware of it.  And waiting for him and his partner was a meeting with the Alpha chairman of the US branch.  He knew his partner was nervous about it as well, but Agent 47 had evidently spoken with Alphas before.  This was going to be a new experience for him.  For most agents, Alpha-level perso