<blockquote>Illya had gone undercover as a student at the beginning of the fall semester in order to spy on Dr. Karl Vandersommen, a chemistry professor affiliated with Thrush. Two months ago, U.N.C.L.E. intelligence sources had uncovered evidence that Vandersommen's latest research was generating attention in the upper echelons of Thrush. Kuryakin's job was to find out exactly what the professor was working on.</blockquote>
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