A. L. Swenson sat in his office reviewing his formal presentation for the annual board meeting. His thoughts reflected back on what had been an exceptional year for Syn-o-tech despite the major tragedy with partial loss of their mountain laboratory. Syn-o-tech had managed to answer satisfactorily all of the government inquiries. They even accepted the plan for sealing off the area, which allowed them to keep open the secret entrance that only Dr. Coventry, PHD, knew about.