The provided text consists of excerpts from a Tom Clancy novel, likely Net Force, focusing on the immediate aftermath of an assassination attempt. The narrative centers on Alexander Michaels, the newly appointed Acting Commander of Net Force following the murder of his predecessor, Steve Day, and his efforts to track down the killers. The plot involves two major, intertwined threads: Michaels’ investigation into Day's assassination, which the Net Force team suspects might be the work of the Genaloni crime family or a professional assassin known as The Selkie, and a parallel operation to investigate Vladimir Plekhanov, a Russian programmer/Chechen separatist orchestrating cyber and geopolitical disruption. The excerpts include detailed descriptions of the Net Force organization, covert military operations in Chechnya to capture Plekhanov, and Michaels' personal life, showcasing his strained relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, as well as the professional dynamics within the agency.

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.