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"They had nine fertilized eggs that they entrusted to a doctor who proenetic condition that you have--the giantism But he was a fraud--as your present condition indicates He was really working for Achilles, and he stole the eave birth to one; we found seven others that were iate mothers But Hyrum Graff always suspected that they found those seven because Achilles meant them to be found, so that the searchers would think theirAchilles, Graff was sure the ninth baby would not be found by the saan to look int

o her past and found out that her name wasn't Nichelle Firth, it was Randi And when he looked at the DNA records, he found that you had no genes in coenetic child"

"That's a lie," said Achilles "You're saying it only to provoke me"

"I' it because it's true, in the hope that it will liberate you The other children were found and returned to their parents Five of theiantism, and all five of them are still alive on Earth Bella, Andrew--named for me, I must point out--Julian the Third, Petra, and Raiants, and of course they're gone now--Ender, Cincinnatus, Carlotta You're the extra one, thefor The one they never got to name But your last name is Delphiki I knew your parents and I loved them dearly You are not the child of a monster, you're the child of two of the best people who ever lived"

"Julian Delphiki is the ed at Ender

To his surprise, Ender made no evasive maneuver Achilles' blow landed squarely and sent Ender sprawling onto the ground

"No!" cried Valentine

Ender picked hiain "You know that I' you the truth," said Ender "That's why you're so angry"

"I'ry because you say I'm the son of the killer of my father!"

"Achilles Flandres ed for his crippled leg to be restored The surgeon who fixed the leg A girl who took him in when he was the least successful street bully in Rotterdaled her and threw her body in the Rhine He blew up the house where your father was living, in the effort to kill him and his whole family He kidnapped Petra and tried to seduce her but she despised him It was Julian Delphiki that she loved You are their child, born of their love and hope"

Achilles rushed at hiain--but deliberately made it a clumsy move, so that Ender would have plenty of time to block him, to strike at him

But again Ender made no move to step away He took the blow, this tiasping, retching

And then rose up again "I know you better than you know yourself," said Ender

"You're the father of lies," said Achilles

"Never call yourself by that vile naain You're not Achilles Your father is the hero who rid the world of that monster"