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Finally, Eye cleared his throat, and his distorted voice, low and even, responded.

"We probably know more about the subject than you do. We considered him as a candidate for
Corpus. We chose not to pursue the matter, and based on your material, I would agree that choice
was probably wise.

"For many of the same reasons, we are concerned about reopening any possible involvement
here, and question the advantage to the Service of doing so."

"Would you feel free to explain?" the admiral asked, not pleading, but with his tone making
the other aware that he was asking so far, not demanding.

"His personality is stable, except under extreme stress. Under such stress, he will lose
all sense of restraint, common morality, and go for the jugular. His level of stress is higher
than anyone ever tested, however, which offers us all protection. His reflexes are naturally



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better than any single agent, possibly by a factor of two or three, and he has spent at least the
last fifty stans teaching himself virtually every single personal weapon known.

"He is adept at circuit design, is probably a goodjourneyman systems breaker, and is one of
the best pilots in Service history. We checked the drives of the Sanducar after she was returned.
Although they tested normally, indications were that the grav governors had been reset to a higher
tolerance, then returned to normal. Given any amount of time, he could do the same to any ship. We
do not know what level of acceleration he could tolerate and still function at peak efficiency,
but it is high enough to give him an insurmountable edge over any ship fast enough to pursue . .
."

The admiral nodded, not quite impatiently.

". . . also has contacts within the Court able to gain him an open portal to any
installation. With his skills, only access would be necessary."

"But the man sleeps, doesn't he?"

"He may. Remember there are at least eight other so called devilkids fully trained, most of
whom have similar skills, who remain within Recorps. All are fanatically loyal to him, and he has
charged them with carrying out the reclamation effort on Old Earth. That means that they are
effectively neutralized at this time."

Eye's hood lifted, and although the admiral could not see the man's eyes, he felt a chill
in spite of himself.

"Don't you see, Admiral," asked the Intelligence head, "where this all leads? Do you
understand why I am reluctant to take on a commission that could lead to eight totally