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Ross Ulbrich to just put the last lines of his emergency list into action. Find place

to live on Craigslist for cash and create new identity, name and backstory. He found

a room to rent on Craigslist, paid cash and said his name was Joshua Terry. He gave

his new roommates a backstory for Joshua, one that was very similar to his own. He ordered

fake IDs for his new identity from Silk Road. But those fake IDs were intercepted by customs

and border protection, and today had passed them on to the Homeland Security Office since

San Francisco. Now, two agents from Homeland Security were knocking on Ross's door.

Ross froze when he saw the agents. He thought it could only mean one thing, but he managed

to compose himself and open the door. The agents asked him to step outside and Ross

complied. The agents showed him the fake IDs. Ross didn't utter a word, but he couldn't

hide the fear on his face. It was shaking. This was it. His worst fears had come true.

It was all over. They demanded to see his real ID. Ross handed it over and the agents

did some checks. But nothing flagged. The agents could see how nervous he was and they

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