Field of Mars
“Entry to the corridors, guarded by custodians at the landings in each stairway, was controlled by numbered and coloured discs that one wore around the neck, like decorations for valour. To protect against theft the discs were signed in and out. To guard against counterfeit the shapes and colours changed every day.
The Third Branch’s offices were at the fashionable headquarters at 16 Fontanka, but the Okhrana utilized several other buildings around the capital, including External’s archives within the gargantuan General Staff building. All of them were cordoned off and guarded, but this suite was uniquely secure, for access to these rooms was restricted to one—General A.I. Gulka, the man who knew everything, the eyes and ears of the empire.
Tonight he was tired, dressed in formal clothing which had grown too tight, and as he walked down the corridor he jerked his collar open and heaved a great sigh. It was ironic. Now, when everyone who obligated themselves to him was comfortably aslee...p, secure with full bellies, he was only beginning to work.MoreLess
The Third Branch’s offices were at the fashionable headquarters at 16 Fontanka, but the Okhrana utilized several other buildings around the capital, including External’s archives within the gargantuan General Staff building. All of them were cordoned off and guarded, but this suite was uniquely secure, for access to these rooms was restricted to one—General A.I. Gulka, the man who knew everything, the eyes and ears of the empire.
Tonight he was tired, dressed in formal clothing which had grown too tight, and as he walked down the corridor he jerked his collar open and heaved a great sigh. It was ironic. Now, when everyone who obligated themselves to him was comfortably aslee...p, secure with full bellies, he was only beginning to work.MoreLess
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