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twocigarettesandcarefullyplacedoneofthembetweenBlomkvist’slips,lettinghimtakealongdrag.

    “Thanks,”Blomkvistsaid,automatically.

    MartinVangerlaughedagain.

    “Yousee.You’vealreadystartedtoadapttothesubmissionprinciple.Iholdyourlifeinmyhands,Mikael.YouknowthatIcandispatchyouatanysecond.Youpleadedwithmetoimproveyourqualityoflife,andyoudidsobyusingreasonandalittlegoodmanners.Andyouwererewarded.”

    Blomkvistnodded.Hisheartwaspoundingsoharditwasalmostunbearable.

    At11:15LisbethSalanderdranktherestofthewaterfromherPETbottleassheturnedthepages.UnlikeBlomkvist,whoearlierinthedayhadchokedonhiscoffee,shedidn’tgetthewaterdownthewrongway.Ontheotherhand,shedidopenhereyeswidewhenshemadetheconnection.

    Click!

    Fortwohoursshehadbeenwadingthroughthestaffnewslettersfromallpointsofthepass.Themainnewsletterwaspanyrmation.ItboretheVangerlogo—aSwedishbannerflutteringinthewind,withthepointforminganarrow.Thepublicationwaspresumablyputtogetherbythefirm’sadvertisingdepartment,anditwasfilledwithpropagandathatwassupposedtomaketheemployeesfeelthattheyweremembersofonebigfamily.

    InassociationwiththewintersportsholidayinFebruary1967,HenrikVanger,inamagnanimousgesture,hadinvitedfiftyemployeesfromthemainofficeandtheirfamiliestoaweek’sskiingholidayinH?rjedalen.Thepanyhadmaderecordprofitsduringthepreviousyear.ThePRdepartmentwenttooandputtogetherapicturereport.

    Manyofthepictureswithamusingcaptionswerefromtheslopes.Someshowedgroupsinthebar,withlaughingemployeeshoistingbeermugs.TwophotographswereofasmallmorningfunctionwhenHenrikVangerproclaimedUlla-BrittMogrentobetheBestOfficeWorkeroftheYear.Shewasgivenabonusoffivehundredkronorandaglassbowl.

    Theceremonywasheldontheterraceofthehotel,clearlyrightbeforepeoplewerethinkingofheadingbacktotheslopes.Abouttwentypeoplewereinthepicture.

    Onthefarright,justbehindHenrikVanger,stoodamanwithlongblondhair.Hewaswearingadarkpaddedjacketwithadistinctivepatchattheshoulder.Sincethepublicationwasinblack-and-whit

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