communique 234 zone 2 secret scramble from : landon zone 2 new york to : creighton commanding re : operation carnival follows : new york cordon still operative disposal of bodies proceeding city relatively quiet x cover story unraveling faster than expected but so far nothing we ca n't handle from city population superflu is keeping most of them inside xx now estimate that 50 % of troops manning barricades at points of egress/ingress note 1 now ill w/superflu most troops still capable of active duty and performing well xxx three fires out of control in city harlem 7th avenue shea stadium xxxx desertion from ranks becoming a greater problem deserters now being summarily shot xxxxx personal summary is that situation is still viable but deteriorating slowly xxxxxx communication ends landon zone 2 new york in boulder , colorado , a rumor that the u.s. meteorological air testing center was really a biological warfare installation began to spread .