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The narrative then shifts two months later to Miami, Florida, showing Matt’s return to daily life after reinjury, his lingering pain, and the processing of his travel documents at TSA passport control, with the story continuing through multiple chapters.","MOOPERACKINTIGONBIRD  \nMOOPERACKINTIGONBIRD  \nLINDA BALETSA  \nSpratt & Co . LLC Boston ● Miami  \nCopyright © 2013 by Linda Baletsa  \nAll rights reserved  \nFirst Edition  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles  \nand reviews.  \nThis is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination of are used fictitiously.  \nOperation Mockingbird may be purchased online [at amazon.com](at amazon.com),  \nbarnesandnoble.com and at your local bookstores.  \nISBN: 978-0-9894461-0-5 [Cover Design by LogoWizards.com](Cover Design by LogoWizards.com)  \nSpratt & Co. LLC  \nNovember 11, 2013  \nBoston, MA  \nTo Trey and Megan  \nCONTENTS  \nCHAPTER ONE  \nCHAPTER TWO  \nCHAPTER THREE  \nCHAPTER FOUR  \nCHAPTER FIVE  \nCHAPTER SIX  \nCHAPTER SEVEN  \nCHAPTER EIGHT  \nCHAPTER NINE  \nCHAPTER TEN  \nCHAPTER ELEVEN  \nCHAPTER TWELVE  \nCHAPTER THIRTEEN  \nCHAPTER FOURTEEN  \nCHAPTER FIFTEEN  \nCHAPTER SIXTEEN  \nCHAPTER SEVENTEEN  \nCHAPTER EIGHTEEN  \nCHAPTER NINETEEN  \nCHAPTER TWENTY  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-THREE  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-SIX  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT  \nCHAPTER TWENTY-NINE  \nCHAPTER THIRTY  \nCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE  \nCHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Acknowledgements  \nCHAPTER ONE  \nKandahar, Afghanistan  \nA THUNDERING EXPLOSION ripped through the night. Matt Connelly’s heart jumped and then began racing. He pressed his back and arms against the wall, bracing himself, as he looked down one end of the alley and then the other. Dust filled the air, obscuring anything farther than a few feet in front of him. He began to choke and waved his hand in front of his face, trying to clear the air. The crescent-shaped moon he had seen just moments before perched above the building across the alley was now only vaguely visible through clouds of dust.  \nThere was another huge blast, and the building behind him shuddered violently against his back. Matt leaned forward and pushed himself off with the toes of his boots, propelling himself away from the structure. He landed face down in a pool of putrid water. The liquid assaulted his eyes and nose.  \nHe pushed himself up gagging and spitting just as a third explosion tore through the air. The ground trembled beneath him as the reverberating undertow of the explosion rolled past. Chunks of plaster and small rocks rained down from the sky, pounding his body and the ground around him. He covered his head with his hands and arms. Without support, he fell back into the water.  \nHe held his breath as he braced himself against the assault on his body. The objects falling from the sky continued to pummel him, purposefully pushing him deeper and deeper. A searing pain tore through his left shoulder.  \nHe tensed but couldn’t move. His eyes burned. His lungs were on fire.  \nMatt uncovered his head and, reaching forward, pushed his head and torso up. He gasped for air and then, breathing deeply, filled his lungs. The fog before him slowly began to clear. The water beneath him began to settle. In it, Matt saw the reflection of flames licking the sky. He vaguely registered a cacophony of sounds around him. With his arms beneath him, supporting his upper body, he started to twist around. His shoulder screamed in protest. The weight on the back of his legs and lower back grew heavier, pushing him down farther and farther into the filth.  \nThe terrible screams and cries from those in the rubble behind him were the last sounds Matt heard before he fell into the murky abyss of unconsciousness.  \nMiami, Florida  \nTwo Months Later  \nTHE HOT AIR GREETED Matt with a wet and familiar kiss as he strode off the plane and onto","cbCaihWOGqhc4Hb6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihWOGqhc4Hb6","pdf",1015607,3,215,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Chapter One\n## Chapter Two\n## Chapter Three\n## Chapter Four\n## Chapter Five\n## Chapter Six\n## Chapter Seven\n## Chapter Eight\n## Chapter Nine\n## Chapter Ten\n## Chapter Eleven\n## Chapter Twelve\n## Chapter Thirteen\n## Chapter Fourteen\n## Chapter Fifteen\n## Chapter Sixteen\n## Chapter Seventeen\n## Chapter Eighteen\n## Chapter Nineteen\n## Chapter Twenty\n## Chapter Twenty-One\n## Chapter Twenty-Two\n## Chapter Twenty-Three\n## Chapter Twenty-Four\n## Chapter Twenty-Five\n## Chapter Twenty-Six\n## Chapter Twenty-Seven\n## Chapter Twenty-Eight\n## Chapter Twenty-Nine\n## Chapter Thirty\n## Chapter Thirty-One\n## Chapter Thirty-Two\n## Acknowledgements","[{\"question\":\"What happens to Matt Connelly at the start of the story?\",\"answer\":\"A thundering explosion rips through the night in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 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