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Bean, disabled but not completely frozen, called out fro pattern ofin front of the door You never hold still when the enemy knows exactly where you are"

"As long as you're cheating," Ender said to Anderson, "why don't you train the other arently!"

"I suggest that you remobilize your army," said Anderson

Ender pressed the buttons to thaw both aron Army dismissed!" he shouted immediately There would be no elaborate formation to accept the surrender of the other arh they had won--the teachers had meant them to lose, and it was only Bonzo's ineptitude that had saved thelory in that

Only as Ender hi the battleroom did he realize that Bonzo would not realize that Ender was angry at the teachers Spanish honor Bonzo would only know that he had been defeated even when the odds were stacked in his favor; that Ender had had the youngest child in his army publicly state what Bonzo should have done to win; and that Ender had not even stayed to receive Bonzo's dignified surrender If Bonzo had not already hated Ender, he would surely have begun; and hating hie ht Ender I'otten that

Nor had he forgotten the bloody affair in the battleroom when the older boys tried to break up Ender's practice session Nor had ry for blood then; Bonzo will be thirsting for it now Ender toyed with the idea of taking advanced personal defense; but with battles now possible not only every day, but twice in the same day, Ender knew he could not spare the tiot me into this--they can keep me safe

Bean flopped down on his bunk in utter exhaustion--half the boys in the barracks were already asleep, and it was still fifteen hts out Wearily he pulled his desk froeometry and Bean oefully unprepared He could always reason things out if he had enough time, and he had read Euclid when he was five, but the test had a time limit so there wouldn't be a chance to think He had to know And he didn't know And he would probably do badly on the test But they had ice today, and so he felt good

As soon as he signed on, however, all thoughts of geoe paraded around the desk:

SEE ME AT ONCE--ENDER

The tio had Ender sent it? Still, he'd better not ignore it There ht made him weary--and whatever Ender wanted to talk to him about, there wouldn't be tih the corridor to Ender's room He knocked

"Come in," said Ender

"Just saw your e"

"Fine," said Ender

"It's near lights out"

"I'll help you find your way in the dark"