Survival
“Stovorsky announced, swivelling his laptop round to face Jimmy and pushing it across the table. “On the coast of Western Sahara. It’s the largest uranium mine in the world.”
Jimmy ignored the laptop to concentrate on his burger. He demolished it in seconds and leaned back in his chair, satisfied for the first time in ages. They’d driven out to a nearby service station for something to eat.
It had been dark for ages, but Jimmy had lost track of the time. All he knew was that until a few ...seconds ago he’d been starving. The only people around now were the attendants at the food outlets and a cleaner, winding through the plastic landscape with his mop.
“It’s always been under French control,” Stovorsky explained, pushing the laptop closer to get Jimmy to look at it. “Until now. We think the British meant for it to remain operable so they could go in and take over. But they messed up.”
“They wanted the uranium?”MoreLess
Jimmy ignored the laptop to concentrate on his burger. He demolished it in seconds and leaned back in his chair, satisfied for the first time in ages. They’d driven out to a nearby service station for something to eat.
It had been dark for ages, but Jimmy had lost track of the time. All he knew was that until a few ...seconds ago he’d been starving. The only people around now were the attendants at the food outlets and a cleaner, winding through the plastic landscape with his mop.
“It’s always been under French control,” Stovorsky explained, pushing the laptop closer to get Jimmy to look at it. “Until now. We think the British meant for it to remain operable so they could go in and take over. But they messed up.”
“They wanted the uranium?”MoreLess
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