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"I know you won't," said Ender He hesitated again "I don't want to lie to you So I'll only tell you true things I found the answer, Abra"

"To what?"

"My question"

"Can't you tell me any of it?"

"You've never asked the question I hope to God you never knohat it is"

"But the e really was for you"

"Yes, Abra They left a e that told me why they died"

"Why?"

"No, Abra It's ripped Abra by the arin found when he came to this place"

"There never will be," said Abra

"You e of eleven, you're prepared to take a secret to your grave?"

"Yes," said Abra without hesitation "But I hope I don't have to do that very soon"

Ender laughed "I hope the sa time"

"I'll keep the secret all h I don't actually knohat it is"

Ender ca on the next-to-last volume of her history of the Formic Wars He set his own desk on the table across from her She looked up at hi