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“Have you heard from her since it happened?”

“I don’t understand”

“Since Eros Station crashed into Venus, have you heard frory now It was al She couldn’t have said what about it was inauthentic The intelligence in his eyes, maybe The sense that he was e swept people away This was rage as a ga theatrically “She died when that bastard alien thing went down to Venus She died saving the Earth”

Avasarala countered soft She lowered her voice, let her face take on a concerned, grand to play the injuredlived,” she said “So survived that impact, and everybody knows that it did I have reason to think that it didn’t stay there If soht have reached out to you Tried to contact you Or herI want one”

Avasarala nodded

“All right,” she said

“Is there anything else?”

Again, the false anger She ran her tongue against the back of her teeth, thinking There was so beneath the surface She didn’t knohat she was looking at with Mao

“You know about Gany broke out,” he said

“Maybe hter is still out there It was on Gany to find out how and why”

He rocked back Was the shock real?

“I’ll help if I can,” he said, his voice s you didn’t say during the hearings? A business partner you chose not to raal, I don’t care I can get you aht now”

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“If you tell ive it to you,” he said “I’ve said everything I know”

“All right, then I’m sorry to have taken your time And … I’m sorry to open old wounds I lost a son Charanpal was fifteen Skiing accident”

“I’ it tofroet alain

“Jules?”

Turning to glance over his shoulder, he looked like a still fra and you didn’t tell me, I won’t take it well,” she said “I’m not someone you want to fk with”

“If I didn’t know that when I ca line as any The door closed behind hi back in her chair She shifted to look at the Buddha