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Annan'scaptain winced. But when a donkey staggered by,dragging its entrails on the ground until its rear legs twisted inthem and it fell, bleating piteously? That was just too much. Most were down anyway, dead,wounded, or having shat themselves silly. It was nosurprise that the guns were similar, both types had been built by theVolgans and sold for hard, desperately needed, cash.

Do you really thinkthat would help? The sergeant major's unspoken answer was, How could it hurt? And the chief of the space infidels, thepigs from Old Earth, likewise assures me that our cause there is lost. Lourdes stopped with sudden confusion. The tables were gleaming wood; the couches and chairs suppleleather.