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"I'm a fifty-four-year-old man," said Ender

"You o," said Valentine, "but you're only sixteen, and no matter how old you are, I'm two years older"

"When the colony ship arrives, I' on it," said Ender

"I think I knew that," said Valentine

"I can't stay here I have to take a long journey To get away fro human"

"The ships only go from world to world, with people on all of them"

"But they take tie, eventually I'll leave behind the human race as it now is"

"That's a long, lonely journey"

"Only if I go alone"

"Is that an invitation?"

"To co," said Ender

"Fair enough," said Valentine "My guess is that you'll be better company now that you aren't in a perpetual funk"

"I don't think so," said Ender "I intend to ree"

"And s on the way?"

"Can you finish your book before it's time to leave?" asked Ender