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"I just didn't know if you knehat time it was--"

"I always knohat time it is"

Bean sighed inwardly It never failed Whenever he had any conversation with Ender, it turned into an arguenius and honored hiood in him?

"Reo, Bean? When you told me to make you a toon leader?"

"Eh"

"I've made five toon leaders and five assistants since then And none of theht?"

"Yes, sir"

"So tell ht battles"

"Today was the first ti eleven hits before I had to stop I've never had less than five hits in a battle I've also coiven"

"Why did they , Bean?"

"No younger than you were"

"But why?"

"I don't know"

"Yes you do, and so do I"

"I've tried to guess, but they're just guesses You're--very good They knew that, they pushed you ahead--"