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The Intersect (Yes, the One from Chuck)

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      The Intersect was developed as a joint CIA/NSA project in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when the intelligence community was directed to improve cooperation and information sharing between agencies. The CIA and NSA recognized that the primary challenge was no longer the collection of information, but the ability to analyze the enormous volume of available intelligence and identify connections that individual agencies had failed to recognize.      The solution was the Intersect: a computer system capable of consolidating massive intelligence databases and encoding the information into the subconscious mind of a compatible human subject. Rather than providing information through a traditional computer interface, the Intersect allowed a user to access stored information through subconscious recognition, producing brief "flashes" triggered by relevant sensory input.      The chief architect of the Int...
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Section 4-B

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SECTION 4-B ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Established: 1943 Formalized: 1947 Current Authority: National Security Act classified amendments      The Section 4-B protocols were initially developed in 1943 under the direction of Brigadier General Nathaniel Adams as a wartime measure to identify, coordinate, and retain access to personnel possessing unique operational capabilities not addressed by existing military classification systems.      The rapid expansion of global conflict resulted in encounters with: experimental weapons systems; unconventional enemy capabilities; unidentified biological phenomena; irregular warfare environments; personnel exhibiting exceptional effectiveness under extraordinary conditions.      Existing military personnel classifications proved inadequate for the management of such individuals and units.      Section 4-B was established to ensure continued access to personnel resources possessing dem...
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Road Trip to the Dragon Isles (Styx - The Plan)

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10 Newkolt 349 AC "Fine," she said. "I'll talk to the Venns. I'll find out who still has a little courage left. Too many strangers appearing at once and every spy in Styx will notice." She looked toward the couple across the room. "Let me get the harbor people moving first. Let me make sure the distraction has somewhere to go." Then she looked back at Arthur. "Tomorrow night. Sunset." Helena looked out of the window. "They'll be changing watches. The city will be busy. People will be moving home, soldiers will be moving to evening posts, and no one expects an attack from outside the walls." Arthur followed her gaze outside and then looked back at her "Sunset tomorrow night it is then. By night's end hopefully this city wont be ruled by the likes of them anymore." - - - - - Bren waited until he had blended into the sparsely crowded streets of Styx before heading for the city gate. He slowed, trudged past th...
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