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“Or suck it up, get the band back together, and die as dissidents”

“I’ Titan were still on that list of options”

“That’s waiting for yesterday, sweetheart”

He rested his head against her shoulder The water ration warning cleared its throat Just the first one, though They still had time

“Why do I get the feeling I’m more freaked-out about this than you are?” he asked, and felt her sainst his cheek

“You’re new here,” she said “I’ down on you just because they can? Checkpoints and identity tracking? Knowing that you could wind up in the recycler for any reason or no reason? I grew up like this Amos did too, in his way I never wanted to cooes Childhood memories, sa sa que?”

“Well, shit”

She ran her hand down his spine and pushed hih and strong, and he found hi into it in a way he hadn’t in years When they cary

“If we do this,” she said, “it’s going to be ugly We’re outgunned and outplanned, and I don’t see hoin”

“I don’t either,” he said “And I don’t see hoe stay out of it”

“Getting the band back together?”

“Yeah And ere so close to out”

“We were,” she said

The water ration chiently Holden felt some vast emotion move in his chest, but he didn’t knohat it was Grief or anger or so else He turned off the water The rush of white noise stopped The gentle chill of evaporation brought goose bus Nao

“Come to bed,” he said