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Once the immediate drama is over, SENTINEL, assisted by local police forces, enters Mount Vernon Ranch. The arrival comes too late to save much of the property within—the compound is burning, consumed by fires that the Separatists have set themselves. Those members of the No State Separatists who remain within the camp are happy to surrender to the arresting officers. Most are low-level No Staters and support staff; many are likely guilty of criminal activity by association only. Might any of them be able to concretely link Brendan Callaghan, the head of the True Freedom Party, to the No State Separatists? That was, after all, your objective here. For now, you can only hope so.

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