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“Wantout his bulb like a street beggar

Before Monica could take it, Bull ca over to thean a wet, phleght he looked like aby centi “That’s disgusting”

“If you die,” Monica said, “I won’t getfit

“If you die,” Holden said, “can I have all your stuff?”

Bull gave a grand, sweeping gesture at the office around them “Someday, my boy, this will all be yours”

“What’s the word?” Holden asked, raising the bulb to his lips and being disappointed at its eain

“Corin found the preacher, huddled up with half her congregation in their church tent”

“Great,” Holden said “Things are starting to coether”

“Better than you think Half the people in that roo with her She says they’ll back her story when she asks the other ships to shut down It also won’t hurt to have a few dozen more able bodies to man the defenses when Ashford comes after us”

As Bull spoke, Holden saw A the bed Alex and Naomi were on A knot he hadn’t even realized he had relaxed in his shoulders Bull was still talking about utilizing the new troops for their defensive plans, but Holden wasn’t listening He watched Aurney to a safe corner at the back of the roo new outside,” A “Sa the dru’s up”

“They’ll know as soon as we do our first broadcast,” Monica said

“How’s that shoulder?” Holden asked

“Sore”

“I’ve been thinking I want you to take command of the defense here once the shit hits the intake”

“Yeah, okay,” A hi down to—”

He was interrupted by a loud buzzing co from Bull’s pocket Bull pulled a beat-up hand terht explode

“Is that an alarency alert onit “Only the senior staff can use that channel”