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A long ti said that he was asleep Ender peeled the bandaid from his neck And for the second time that day he cried

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"The sister is our weak link He really loves her"

"I know She can undo it all, from the start He won't want to leave her"

"So, what are you going to do? "

"Persuade him that he wants to come with us more than he wants to stay with her"

"Ho ill you do that?"

"I'll lie to him"

"An d if that doesn't work? "

"Then I'll tell the truth We're allowed to do that in e, you know"

Ender wasn't very hungry during breakfast He kept wondering what it would be like at school Facing Stilson after yesterday's fight What Stilson's friends would do Probably nothing, but he couldn't be sure He didn't want to go

"You're not eating, Andrew," his mother said

Peter ca your slimy washcloth in the middle of the shower"

"Just for you," Ender murmured