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Sergeant Cole says, “Good You’re here And you brought water Well

done, Richlin”

“It was Beebee He’s the forager”

Cole peers closely at Beebee “A forager, are you? Well, well You two find soraff! Grab this water and get everyone topped off”

Rio notes that Magraff has becoer has a carbine, having tossed it away or dropped it—again

Rio drops into a patch of shade beside Jenou She unlaces her boots and beginsher sore feet “Guess who I ran into?”

“General Eisenhower, I hope Did you mention to hi around?”

“The colored medic, Marr The one we picked up on the way in”

“It’s a small war How is she?”

Rio considers “I don’t know Thinking too much, maybe”

“That thing that happenedthe bullet that went on and nicked youThat was probably pretty hard for her”

Rio says, “I got the impression she was new to that bunch so they weren’t that close, but yeah, she was a little down in the mouth”

She was also disapproving, and just a bit of athat

Jenou nods “If there’s one thing worse than infantry, it’s all of that” She iven to the wounded, but they end up looking like rando

Rio slaps Jenou’s shoulder “Did you miss me?”