Ab mera pair chut k bhut pas tha, aur m garam ho rha tha. Ma ko maine apne bato me busy kiya tha, kuch der bad ma ne karawat badli, to m unhe pakad kr... apne tarf ghuma liya, aur sadi k ander apne pair dale rkha. Ab m ma se ek dum chipak gya tha, mere dono pair ma k dono pairo k bich me the, aur jhato se takra rhe the. Thodi der bad maine apna hath pairo k sahare ma k chut pe rkha, to ma uchhal pdi, aur hath hta diya, aur sadi niche krne lgi, to maine unka hath pakad liya, aur m unke upar let. But he’d seen a flash. “I think Hardcore’s right, Lieutenant. I spotted something looked like a small back-blast. Probably about two-thirds the way up the hill, just left of that dead tree.” Dale Lester studied the hill and then the surrounding terrain. His platoon, a group he and Hardcore had molded into a first class recon unit, was pinned down in the open. Meanwhile, Delta Company and the supporting armored personnel carriers were back in the safety of the wood line and didn't seem. ”I heard a metallic noise and turned. It came from a metal door to the side that was not completely closed. A sign in Yokuta writing above it, the door kept moving and repeating the metallic sound, as if it was animated by a draft of wind. “Can you read that?”Plemo squinted his eyes. “Only partially. I don’t know all Yokuta glyphs. It says something about Train, Wares, Connection, and if I read that right it says something about shop or shops below.”“I bet that is what Ninio deciphered too, and. .tough, but okay, I can do that!”After all, how many dirty dishes would she have to wash to pay for one lousy cup of tea?“Are you sure?”“Yes, I can do that!”“The dancer just called in sick...and the punters all want a show..”“What?”She felt how her jaw dropped. He could not be serious!“Up on that stage and strut your stuff, babe..like you just agreed to do”“But...”“You agreed to work your dept off...We have a dishwasher, we need a dancer..”He turned to the bottles and poured something into a.