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Does a population have inforht the inner workings of its , into economic adventures?

- froas she worked with the McKie si Wreave honor at stake, and had al had set up her own si five of Broey&039;s Gowachin She had the Gowachin coers exposed to show that the talons ithdrawn

Sies

"Why does Broey attack in this fashion?"

Or he&039;d turn to some places outside the h-focus of the si about the Ri had tried the issue with a prisoner simulation where the five Gowachin tried to confuse McKie by presenting a scenario in which Broey s of a breakout to the Rim appeared obvious

Si cleared the simulator and sat back She saw Aritch at the observation , opened a channel to hi in the si the purposes of the Rim"

"I assure you that simulation is remarkable in its accuracy Remarkable"

"Then why"

"Perhaps he already knows the answer Why don&039;t you try him with Jedrik? Here" Aritch operated the controls at the observer station "This ht help This is a record of McKie in recent action on Dosadi"

The sih a building Artificial light Darkness at the far end of the passage McKie, two blocky guards in tow, approached the viewers

Ceylang recognized the scene She&039;d watched this action at Gate Eighteen froe e herself with the available views As she&039;d watched it then, the passage had filled with Huate behind the viewer and she knew the viewer itself to be only a bright spot, a fleck of glittering iate&039;s archway

Now, the long passage see of defenders There were only a feorkth as McKie passed The work A cleanup creashed down patches of blood at the far end of the passage, the high-water ainst a wall near the viewer, a bored expression on his face which did not He was there to watch McKie Three soldiers squatted nearby rolling hexi-bones for coins which lay in piles before each a officer A repair supervisor stood with his back to the viewer, notebook in hand, writing a list of supplies to couards were forced to step around these people As they passed, the officer turned, looked directly into the Viewer, s said "One of your people?"

"No"

The viewpoint shifted, looking down on the gate itself, McKie in profile The gatekeeper was a teenager with a scar down his right cheek and a broken nose McKie showed no signs of recognition, but the youth knew McKie

"You go through on request"

"When did she call?"

"Ten"

"Let us through"

The gate was opened McKie and his guards went through, passed beyond the viewer&039;s focus

The youthful gatekeeper stood up, smashed the viewer The h-focus went blank

Aritch looked down fro

"Who called?"