Tewanta A 2 (-18.8407,-142.5717) - 3306-07-22 15:21 GST Jamie Ramsey, the security chief of Tall Base, looked down the telescopic sight of his sniper rifle at the ships landed in the valley below. There were two of them: a Vulture and a Type 10 Heavy. The ships had arrived about thirty minutes previously. They had come in low over the ridge behind him and set down in the valley below, which was 46km east of Tall Base. It was very doubtful if traffic control had picked up any trace of them. Since then they had been just sitting there, dimly lit, cool, and silent. Jamie found this unusual: even the most disciplined smugglers or pirates would have a little communication between them. They appeared to be just waiting. Just like him. He was hidden in a camouflaged blind at the lip of a crater on one of the ridges overlooking the valley floor. This was the end of a nine month investigation. Ever since the sabotage attempt