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    She  the  room and appeared to be unsure how to  .She  the  thing  , fall back on her  and .She   a  and  her  on the  behind .


    repoting for the private briefing.


    games he''s  over the  kicked in.


    "At .Now , even if I were in uniform.m not your , so why are you  me?


    answered him.


    as written in the , you are second in .


    was an .muscle as she  at the .bewilderment.


    shit, your ."


    gestured to the  on the   of the .


    You can sit  there if  .


    Remaining where she .


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    making him short-tempered.words by  as he  her off.


    Sit in the  chair."


    was spring loaded and ready to .sighed as he  the .


    Sorry about that.been a  night.lost a  lest  and I  a .


    got silent and  to  his gray matter back in working order.relaxed by a  of , but was still wound up.


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    Sergeant  of Beta-6 squad Sr."


    stared at her impassively.Sr. thing was getting  quick.


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    Zabel eagerly seized a pencil and some  from the battered desk.acknowledge this.


    Sun Guild  someone after my  and  her.I  all the  you can  on them and  need guns.


    finished something in neat writing, the  inquired.


    Lots of ?"


    Not sure if that was  to  a  or , he clarified.


    do."


    assembled some more notes.


    you  the  of the  in the ?"


    crossed his .


    Looking away from the  to carefully examine his , she was not .