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Peter has not written to me, nor I to him If he asks, tell him that I think about him often, I notice that I don't see hi him," then he is missed

Meanwhile, I had a chance to meet Petra Arkanian in transit and I have spoken--well, literally WRITTEN--to "Bean," Dink Meeker, Han Tzu, and have letters out to several others The better I understand fro), the better I will knohat I should be doing but am not because, as you point out, I am not his mother and he has askedthat it's only about writing the book

I aenes of Winston Churchill in us? So World War II? I feel him to be a kindred spirit of mine, except for the political a around the house naked He did those things, by the way, not me

Love,

Your equally sarcastic, just-analytical-enough,

not-yet-wounded-nor-satisfied daughter,

Valentine

Graff had disappeared from Eros soon after the court martial, but noas back It seems that as Minister of Colonization, he could not miss the opportunity for publicity that the departure of the first colony ship would offer

"Publicity is good for the Dispersal Project," said Graff when Mazer laughed at him

"And you don't love the camera?"

"Look at me," said Graff "I've lost twenty-five kilos I'm a mere shadow of myself"

"All through the war, you gain weight, bit by bit You balloon during the court ravity?"

"I didn't go to Earth," said Graff "I was busy turning Battle School into the assembly point for the colonists No one understood why I insisted that all the beds be adult-sized Now they talk about ht"

"Why are you lying to e when Battle School was built"

Graff shook his head "Mazer, I wasn't in charge of anything when I talked you into co home, was I?"