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Verbinski and his squad were in an alcove near the supply shop One of the marines had been shot in the elbow His forear and talking while the others dressed the wound Bull wondered how aze and nodded him closer

“You and your people,” Bull said when they were out of earshot “You did good work back there”

“Thank you,” Verbinski said The pride showed right through the humble “We do e can If we’d had our suits, now—”

“Thing is,” Bull said “Those grenades? How many of them you still have on you?”

“Half a dozen,” Verbinski said

“Yeah” Bull sighed “Nothing personal, but I’ to need to confiscate those”

Verbinski looked shocked for a hed

“Always the hardass,” he said

Chapter Forty-Six: Clarissa

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hat’s going on, Jojo?”

“I think we’ve got a problem, sir Take a look”

Monica Stuart appeared on thefrom a different reality

“Today,” she said, her hands folded in her lap and a twinkle in her eye, “we’ll tell you how to go ho his hand across the display “What is this?”

“They’rea new broadcast, sir,” the security man said Clarissa watched Ashford turn and stare at hiaze

“Exclusive to Radio Free Slow Zone,” Monica said, “we have reason to believe that if we in the united huer appear threatening—”

“Shut her down,” Ashford said “Call everyone that’s still in the drum and shut that feed off Get me Ruiz I want power cut to that whole section if we have to”

“Is this so we need to concern ourselves with?” Cortez asked His voice had an overtone of whining “What they do or say can’t matter now, can it?”

“This is my ship!” Ashford shouted “I’h—”