Endnote 229 — the shadowy outfit paying Steeply

Identifies the A.A.O.A.A. as Unspecified Services' "most elite and least specific division" (p. 1037), which funds Hugh Steeply's current assignment while laundering his pay and garnished alimony through the "Foundation for Continental Freedom" (p. 1037) — an entity one "fervently hopes is a shell/dummy" (p. 1037).