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Saba shifted, sipped his tea, and nodded “Good point, coyo,” he said “Maybe also, we start looking at evacuation plans How not to spend a long life in a jail cell or a short one in an airlock”

“Whatever goals we pick,” Holden said “I just don’t think we should spend the extra effort toto last a decade e’re probably looking at less than eight or ten weeks of freedom”

The way he said it, it sounded like an apology Saba rubbed his palone so quiet, Holden could hear the hush of the ainst his hand even over the whir of the fan Eight or ten weeks of freedouessed at the tiround, Holden expected it would be less than a springtime back on Earth

“Is fair point,” Saba said as a noise came from the corridor Voices A thin-faced man with a scar over his left eye leaned into the room, looked around, and nodded

“New reports from upstairs if you want the new Checkpoints still on the move, and they put so out after curfew, is all”

“I don’t think—” Saba began

Bobbie interrupted hiht, Holden?”

“Um,” Holden said “Sure”

Saba shrugged with his hands “Bien á Maybe bring in some lunch, yeah?”

Theshifted It was all the saed Holden leaned in and kissed Naoainst his as if it were only affection

“What the fuck is going on?” Holden whispered “Did I do so to piss Bobbie off? Because I really try not to do that unintentionally”

Naohtly, he only felt it “You’ll have to ask her what’s up,” Nao”

The conversations in the roo like birds A word or phrase that passed between Aot overheard by one of Saba’s people, shifted what he was saying, and soon Sabastuff they want Don’t want nothing, and they’re prettyyou until you do what they say becaet rich and make rich-people toys became What do these Laconia coyos want, anyway? What do they think they do it for, yeah? Everyone in conversation with everyone else, whether they were aware of it or not

Holden watched it, listening and waiting for Bobbie to come over If humanity ever developed a hive ether It’d be gossip and cocktail parties

“Hey, Holden,” Bobbie said, touching his shoulder “Can I borrow you for a minute?”