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"Lieutenant, do you know your coence responsible for destroying the Copernicus? Do you know Major Hawking and two other Alexander officers were executed under General Torrence’s direct orders--"

"Shut up One more minute and this will all be over"

Sykes and the others reached the co had sat hiesture of peaceful protest that earned hirabbed his ar resisted, the corporal popped hi’s nose spat blood, the other commtech shouted protest And that was all it took Fists and elbows and knees Pasty flesh slapping the floor In about five seconds, Zhang and Nestor were trussed up on the floor like abattoir meat

"Stop it, Jesus!" the SecTeaht in his face

"Stand down, LT," I warned

"This is bullshit! You people are animals!"

"Captain, order your people to stand down! No one needs to get hurt here!"

The LT’s hand was on his pistol

My finger onan octave "Lieutenant?"

"Lieutenant, stand down!" Chau barked

I think that’s what did it Simple mistake Chau should’ve used his na her own LT, not ht-years under their belt, it would’ve been obvious Chau was drawing her pistol to surrender it I’ve watched the recordings a hundred tination One hand up in surrender But to a terrified rookie who used to guard the school library, itthe piece to use it That she was shouting at me to stand down, and if I didn’t, she was prepared to shoot me in the back

So Doherty did what she’d been ordered to do

"… you be the push that ht in the head I heard a scream fro across the deck, cradling her dead Captain in her ar, VKs in their faces I don’t kno it held together I don’t knohat stopped us heading south of heaven, right then and there Maybe it was Zhang Sitting with his bleeding face, tear-filled eyes locked on his Captain’s body Legs crossed Back straight Not fighting Just resisting

What had he said?

" ‘The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny’ "