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When she had read it twice, Dr Lineberry took it from her hands "I was instructed to let you read it, and then destroy it" She took a cigarette lighter frohtly in the ash-tray "Was it good or bad news?" she asked

"I sold my brother," Valentine said, "and they paid me for it"

"That's a bit melodramatic, isn't it, Valentine?"

Valentine went back to class without answering That night De denunciation of the population limitation laws People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and the surplus population should be sent to other worlds, to spread alaxy that no disaster, no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation "The most noble title any child can have," Demosthenes wrote, "is Third"

For you, Ender, she said to herself as she wrote

Peter laughed in delight when he read it "That'll make them sit up and take notice Third! A noble title! Oh, you have a wicked streak"

10

DRAGON

"Now?"

"I suppose so"

"It has to be an order, Colonel Graff Armies don't move because a commander says 1 suppose it's time to attack/ "

"I'm not a commander I'm a teacher of little children"

"Colonel, sir, I admit I was on you, I ad worked just like you wanted it to The last feeeks Ender's even been, been--"

"Happy"

"Content He's doing well Hisas he is, we've never had a boy better prepared for coo at eleven, but at nine and a half he's top flight"