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No 625 JANUARY 2004 - JANVIER 2004
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| EDITORIAL INTERVIEW Spam, Spam, Spam, a nice tune for a pain PERSONNEL Enjeux du développement durable
et du Pacte mondial SERVICES Hi-tech et diplomatie FÊTES DE FIN DANNÉE Annual Solidarity fair GLOBE Тсинги
- каменный лес
Мадагаскара FEUILLETON Mélanie (English)
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Mélanie Mercier née Markowitz (10) The conspiracyJean Michel Jakobowicz, UN The kids and the father of Mélanie Mercier née Markowitz, deputy chief economist in the Projection Department of the Organization, have disappeared. They vanished shortly after her colleague David Garrido, who was trying to help her, was found dead. (The first nine chapters of Mélanie are on UN Specials home page : http://www.unspecial.org) A three-storey house on 87 th street, between Madison and 5 th Avenue John Gardiner, the owner of the biggest network of pension funds in the world, is sitting in the basement of the house. In front of him are four large screens. On the screens are four faces: Juan Ji, who is in Singapore right now, Jan Answer in South Africa, Erwin Mülbach in Switzerland and Michelle Lambert the only woman in London. All have one thing in common: they manage huge pension fund assets. They are worth several thousand billion dollars. In fact they control 67.6% of the worlds pension funds. Dear friends, said John Gardiner, the big day is near. The operation will start in exactly 48 hours. Everything is on our side. Is it really worth it? asked Juan Ji. My dear friend, we are not going to start that discussion again, cut in Gardiner. It is essential that we present a united front. United we stand; divided we fall. The stock exchange has been bullish for several months. In less
than a year weve recovered almost 15% of our assets. Is
Tell me, my dear Juan, interrupted Gardiner, how much have your
funds lost between March 2000 and today? Without letting Juan Ji answer
the question he went on, exactly 43.45%. If you add lost earnings that
makes around Where do we stand with the Geneva story? What about the Organizations famous Survey ? asked Michelle Lamber. Everything is under control, said John Gardiner. Thats not what I heard! said Erwin Mülbach. It seems that there have been a few hitches. Including a murder which has enabled this young woman, Mélanie Mercier, to get her job back. This is of no consequence, said John Gardiner. That murder has nothing to do with us. The fact that this Mélanie Mercier is back on the Survey is totally irrelevant. The Survey is only one element of our plan, which has numerous other facets which are much more important. But I thought that said Juan Ji You think wrong, cut brutally John Gardiner. I also heard that her kids have been kidnapped, added Michelle Lamber. We had agreed from the start that the operation would not imply any crime! We have nothing to do with any of these events. Its pure coincidence, said John Gardiner. Hard to believe, whispered Jan Answer. I didnt ask you to believe, said Gardiner, furious. It is like I said, whether you like it or not, we are all in the same boat. It is too late now to back out. In exactly 48 hours we will be rich or we wont be at all. Am I clear? Geneva In Geneva, Mélanie Mercier, née Markowitz, is sleeping in her daughters bed. It is 5 a.m. Her apartment is empty. Her father and her kids havent reappeared. Bourg-en-Bresse, Hôtel de la gare. In room 213, Benjamin and Isabelle are fast asleep. Mr. Markowitz Sr. is wide awake. Hes on the lookout. (Stay tuned...)
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