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"The strong part co comes from this lake I spend a lot of tihtless I htless Also, when I'm here on the lake, the land slopes up in every direction"

"Like living in a bowl"

"I've lived in a bowl for four years"

"So we're strangers now?"

"Aren't we, Valentine?"

"No," she said She reached out and touched his leg Then, suddenly, she squeezed his knee, right where he had always been most ticklish

But alht her wrist in his hand His grip was very strong, even though his hands were sht For a erous; then he relaxed "Oh, yes," he said "You used to tickle me"

"Not anyback her hand

"Want to swim?"

In answer, she dropped herself over the side of the raft The water was clear and clean, and there was no chlorine in it She swam for a while, then returned to the raft and lay on it in the hazy sunlight A wasp circled her, then landed on the raft beside her head She kneas there, and ordinarily would have been afraid of it But not today Let it walk on this raft, let it bake in the sun as I'

Then the raft rocked, and she turned to see Ender caler "These are a nasty breed," Ender said "They sting you without waiting to be insulted first" He sies I'ood No one ever beat me I'm the best soldier they ever had"

"Who would expect less?" she said "You're a Wiggin"

"Whatever that means," he said

"Itto make a difference in the world" And she told hi

"How old is Peter, fourteen? Already planning to take over the world?"