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"I'm Colonel Graff We've met before"

Before? When had she had any dealings with the IF?

"I've come to talk to you in confidence, about your brother"

It's not justnew? Has he done sos

"Valentine, you seehtened There's no need to be Please, sit down I assure you that your brother is well He has more than fulfilled our expectations"

And noith a great inward gush of relief, she realized that it was Ender they had come about This must be the officer who had taken him away Ender It wasn't punish ago, as no part of Peter's plots now You were the lucky one, Ender You got away before Peter could trap you into his conspiracy

"How do you feel about your brother, Valentine?"

"Ender?"

"Of course"

"How can I feel about hiht"

"Dr Lineberry, will you excuse us?"

Lineberry was annoyed

"On second thought, Dr Lineberry, I think Valentine and I will have a much more productive conversation if alk Outside Away fro devices that your assistant principal has placed in this room"

It was the first time Valentine had seen Dr Lineberry speechless Colonel Graff lifted a picture out from the wall and peeled a sound-sensitivewith its small broadcast unit "Cheap," said Graff, "but effective I thought you knew"

Lineberry took the device and sat down heavily at her desk Graff led Valentine outside