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“I have a shuttle already going to collect his crew and the wo the real saboteur,” Bull said “And last time I looked, I have two dozen of your people slated to come over once we have the dru he’d said without being ether and squeezed until the knuckles hite, but he did it out of range of the co to be better for all of us if we can get everyone together,” Bull said “Pool resources and plan the evacuation If you don’t have shuttles, I can arrange transportation for you and your crew There’s plenty of space here”

“I agree that it would be better to be under a single co to turn over the Behe to accept control and responsibility”

“Not where I was taking that, no,” Bull said

“I didn’t think so”

“Mister Baca,” Ashford barked froesture

“This is soot a lot of respect for you and your position, and I’ht”

Her expression

“I’ll be in touch,” Bull said, and dropped the connection So much for the pleasant part of his day Ashford pulled hiainst the wall nearest the foot of Bull’s bed He looked angry, but it was a different kind of angry Bull was used to seeing Ashford cautious, even tentative Thisabout hie Grief uilt and eether maybe did worse

Maybe it broke people

Pa floated in behind him, her eyes cast down Her face had the odd waxy look that cae and Macondo looking anyplace but at him The crowd filled the little roo at each syllable “I understand you gave the order to disarm the ship Is that true?”

“Disaraze was straight on and unreadable “I had Sauns off so we could spin up the drum”

“And you did this without my permission”

“Pere roughened his voice

“The rail guns are a central component of this ship’s defensive capabilities”

“Not if they don’t work,” Bull said “I had her take apart the thrust-gravity water reclarees so it’ll use the spin You wanther repurpose because it doesn’t work anyuns?”