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"It keeps people fros that you can't know, by the way, if you're ever going to leave IF Command Before the war's over"

Ender was angry "If you know me at all, you know I can keep a secret"

"It's a regulation People under twenty-five are assuood many responsible children, but it helps narrow the nu slip"

"What's all the secrecy for, anyway?"

"Because we've taken some terrible risks, Ender, and we don't want to have every net on earth second-guessing those decisions You see, as soon as we had a working ansible, we tucked it into our best starships and launched theers home systems"

"Do we knohere they are?"

"Yes"

"So we're not waiting for the Third Invasion"

"We are the Third Invasion"

"We're attacking thee fleet of warships waiting in the comet shield--"

"Not one We're quite defenseless here"

"What if they've sent a fleet to attack us?"

"Then we're dead But our ships haven't seen such a fleet, not a sign of one"

"Maybe they gave up and they're planning to leave us alone"

"Maybe You've seen the videos Would you bet the hu us alone?"