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"We’ll need replacements, lots of theer because of this testing," Lewis said

Lewis diverted Illuyank then by ordering a complete inspection of the Redoubt - every corner, every bay, no space missed - chlorine and/or fire everywhere They es and across the open areas, their progress reat splashing washes of chlorine Lewis ordered a final purging with chlorine gas, opening all valves, all hatches within the Redoubt They then made another inspection with sensor eyes

Clean When it was finished, they puround, following it by waves of gas which swept around the rocks and hillocks where the clones had huddled when he had ordered them thrust from the safety of the Redoubt

Inevitably, sonited a violent, churning retreat by the hallucinogenic kelp in the cove A pack of hylighters came to the excite hills, spectators, while Lewis and his er force sterilized the area around the Redoubt

Later, Leent grinding out of a lock in an ar Illuyank as his driver At one point, Lewis ordered Illuyank to stop and shut dohile they studied the arc of hylighters in the distance It was a scene fraiant orange bags floated in disconcerting silence, anchored by long black tendrils twining in the rocks of the hills They were a perimeter of mystery about three kilory fear

"We’ll have to eli bombs!"

"Andclones took this moment to drop his chlorine backpack The clone turned to face the arc of hylighters, spread his stuh the area: "Avata! Avata! Avata!"

"Get that damned fool out of here and into confinement!" Lewis ordered Illuyank relayed the order over their vehicle’s external speakers Two supervisors scra impatience Avata - that had been the other cry of the clone revolt Avata, and, We’re hungry now!

If the particular clone out there had not been one of the precious new ones with the genetic mix, Lewis kneould have ordered the stupid creature killed immediately

New security precautions would have to be put into effect, he told hiher rules about clone behavior Oakes would have to be brought into these decisions They would have to raid Colony, and Ship, for replaceuards,to be very busy for a ti had always been a brutal business: root out the weeds, kill off the predatory grazers, destroy the pests Lab One’s special-purpose area was correctly labeled: The Garden Producing flowers for Pandora

"We’ve used up the chlorine and it looks clean out here," Illuyank said

"Take us back inside," Lewis ordered Then: "When you get back to Colony, I don’t want any ht"

Lewis nodded to himself It was time now to consider what he would tell Oakes, how this disaster would be explained to make it an important victory