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Remember that I have power; you believe yourself ht of day will be hateful to you You are my creator, but I am your master

- Frankenstein’s Monster Speaks, Shiprecords

OAKES WOKE out of his first sound sleep groundside to ers reached his com-console before he was even awake and the viewscreen showed complete madness up and down Colony’s corridors

Even outside his own locked hatchway!

"I’ry now!"

The chant was a snarl in the throat of the night

There were no guns in evidence, but plenty of rocks

In a an, we’ve lost the will have to run its course unti"

"What the hell is happening?" Oakes did not like it that his voice cracked

"It started out as a round of The Ga Now it’s a food riot We can flood ’em out wit"

"Wait a minute! Are the perimeters still secure?"

"Yes My people out there"

"Then wh?"

"Water in the passages will slow ’em down until w"

"No!" Oakes took a deep breath "You’re out of your league, Jesus What we’ll do is let theo If they seize food, then it’ll be their responsibility when food gets even shorter The supply does not change, you hearwild throug"

"Let thes up The repairs afterill keep thee emotions for a tie, but only after well-reasoned consideration"

Oakes listened for some response from Lewis, but the ’coder rean" Lewis sounded out of breath "I think that yo had better mov to the Redoubt immediately We can’t wait for dayside, but you’l"