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The prophets of Israel who preached the idea of the nucleus of ten good men required for a city’s survival, built this concept on the Talmudic idea of the Thirty-Six Just Ones whose existence in each generation is necessary for the survival of Humankind

- Judaism’s Book of the Dead, Shiprecords

UNTIL SHE saw him sprint across the east plain, a Hooded Dasher close behind, Legata did not know Thoiant screen in the Co on all around Oakes and Leere conferring off to her left The big screen had been set on a scan program, ready to lock onto any unusual activity She took over the controls and zoo man The Dasher was only a few leaps behind hiht of the evening suns

"Morgan, look!"

Oakes rushed to her side, stared up at the screen

"The fool," he muttered

Thomas swerved abruptly to the left, h rock onto the sand at the high tide ed and landed in a patch of dead kelp washed up by the surf It is of kelp while Thomas ran off down the beach Another Dasher appeared behind hi as it landed Thoh tide lobs of da on him

"He’ll nevervoice betrayed his nervousness

Afraid he won’t get away? Legata asked herself Or afraid he will?

"Why did you turn hiure darting and weaving away fro with hiing hie into the water!

"I didn’t turn him out, my dear," Oakes said "He must’ve escaped" Oakes turned and called out to Lewis across the roo’s been left open to the outside"

"He was a prisoner Why?"

"He and the TaoLini woman came back from their undersea venture without Panille, a wild story about hylighters rescuing the"

Lewis came up to stand beside Oakes "All secure"

Thoed scraps of dead kelp He surfaced draped with the stuff, and the second Dasher re now, his stride irregular

"Can’t we do anything for hiata asked

"What would you have us do?" Oakes asked

"Send a rescue party!"

"That area’s full of Dashers and Flatwings We can’t afford to lose any o outside, he takes his own chances," Lewis said "Isn’t that the rule for running the P?" He stared at Legata

"He’s not running the P," she said, and she wondered if Lewis had somehow learned about her own , he’s on his own," Oakes said

"Ohhh, n" The gasp escaped her as the black figure of another Hooded Dasher, two Flatwings close behind it, took up the chase Tho now and the Dasher closed rapidly In the last blink, as the Dasher stretched for the final blurring leap, it swerved abruptly aside A hter soared across Tho hi back for a general view Someone behind theh

The hills and cliffs inland froreat e of the Redoubt’s weapons