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corporal, assigning bunks.
"File leaders will rotate from week to week for the first
month or so," said Devlin. He was taller and thinner than
Bosk, and looked as if he would smile more easily. Right
now he was not smiling at all. "File leaders bunk here, by
the door," he went on. "File seconds here, then thirds,
fourths, and so on. You'll change your bunk as you
change your place in the files. Now: each bunk has the
same bedding, and this is how you'll make it up." The
corporals demonstrated, then pulled the bedding apart.
"Your turn; get busy." As the recruits struggled with the
bedding, they walked from place to place, explaining and
criticizing. The long, straw-stuffed pallet had to be patted
into an even rectangle, muslin sheet stretched tightly over
it, and the brown wool blanket folded in one certain way
at the foot. Paksenarrion finally achieved an acceptable
bunk, and stood beside it waiting for the others to finish.
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Her legs still felt chilly and exposed, and she was hungry.
Most of the others looked as uncomfortable as she felt.
At last they were all done. Corporal Devlin went to fetch
Stammel, and Bosk moved around the room, positioning
recruits beside each bunk, ready for inspection.
Stammel came to the door.
"Ready?"
"Ready for inspection, sir," answered Bosk.
Stammel began with the file leaders, checking the bunks
first. Then he looked at his recruits, twitching a sleeve
into place, here, asking about the fit of the boots, there.
When he had made his way all around the room, he
returned to the doorway.
"You'll present like this for inspection every morning
before breakfast," he said. "And at any other time it's
ordered. You'll receive your file positions here, when
that's changed, so that you'll go directly to your file
position in formation in the yard. Immediately after an
inspection, you'll parade in the yard, and you'll march
everywhere in formation тАФ to eat, to drill, to work. You'll
have a quarterglass after morning call to visit the jacks,
dress and make your bunks; I'll expect every one of you
to be in place when I come in." He beckoned to Bosk and
Devlin, and left the room. Most of the group stood still,
but a few left their places and started for the door. Bosk
returned, and the rash ones halted.
"And who told you that you were dismissed?"

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