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It was marvelous, Varlik thought, how casual the T'swa were about somany things. I'm afraid that's impossible. Theworld of their first contract was no longer a concept, no longer even ablaze against the blackness, or a beautiful blue, white, and tan ball. Especially if they got caught; then they'd really havetrouble! Exactly! Anyone who'd go to that much trouble

The pay isn't too bad-it's the same as thearmy-and I get my meals and a place to live, and he offered me a signingbonus of DR300. He leaned his elbows on his desk, fingers interlaced beneath his chin. But the firefighthadn't slackened in what seemed to him five or six minutes of furiousexchange. That accomplished, he may or may not launch an offensive at theEquinox.