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The captain shook his head impatiently. "This is Greece, Alastair. They've been civilized for at least a few years now. About two or three thousand, in fact."
"Craig?" Chadwick tightened his grip on the captain 's arm, and Dayton responded with irritation.
"WHAT?"
"Be careful, okay? I know he 's your President, but you can 't protect him."
"No?" There was a flurry of movement as Craig Dayton resumed the process of hauling himself out of the seat." Just watch me!"
Reprinted from Headwind by John Nance by permission of Putnam, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Copyright (c) 2000 John Nance. All rights reserved. This excerpt, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
It was one of the worst speeches I ever heard ... when a simple apology was all that was required.
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