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"Anything you can do"

"I've changed all the passwords I've hidden all of Deet to any of it"

Peter gazed at her with pity "I'll find it all if I want to"

"It wouldn't do you any good De to plead ill health and offer a ringing endorsementof Locke!"

Peter looked horrorstruck "You can't! It would destroy Locke to have Demosthenes' endorsement!"

"You see? I do have some weapons you fear"

"Why would you do this? All these years, and suddenly now you've decided to pack up your dolls and dishes and leave the tea party?"

"I never played with dolls, Peter Apparently you did"

"Stop this," said Peter sternly "Really It's not funny Let's get Ender ho"

"You mean the way you control me"

"Come on, Val," said Peter "Just a couple more years and I can un his reputation will help me, but it'll help Ender, too"

"I think you should do it Salvage away, Peter But I don't think Ender should coo to him Mom and Dad will, too, I bet"

"They're not going to pay for you to have a jaunt into space--not all the way to Eros That would take ht now it's practically on the other side of the sun"

"Not a jaunt," said Valentine "I' Ender in exile"

For a enuine alarm on his face Then he relaxed "Mom and Dad won't let you," he said