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Zahn, Timothy - Spinneret
"Well, at least we've got our own lake."
"I'm overjoyed," Rodriguez said sourly. "The Anglos'll probably sit around it
while we dig irrigation ditches to the fields."
"You're getting yourself worked up for nothing. All right, so they're treating us
like peonsтАФnow. But there are a lot more colonists than there are soldiers, and I
don't suppose the Anglos will be thrilled by Army rules for long either. As long as
we stick together we can make this place what they promised us it would be."
Rodriguez gave him a hard look. "You were always a pretty good talker, weren't
you? I noticed you didn't say any of this at the meeting when they ordered us into
the fields."
"Of course notтАФwe've all got to eat, haven't we? But the time will come, Matro,
and when it does we'll be the ones bargaining from strength. Trust me."
The other snorted. "Sure. But I won't believe it until it happens. Buenos noches."
Lengthening his stride, he disappeared into the gloom.
Perez watched him go, feeling his lip curl slightly. He and Rodriguez had been
head while his mouth and fists were still operable. Chances were good he'd go off
half-cocked this time, too, and get himself in a lot of trouble. If that happened тАж
well, Perez would just have to do what he could to help. It was a pain, but
Rodriguez was people, and Perez could hardly claim to be out to save the world if
he weren't out to save people, too.
Lost in conversation and musings, he'd overshot his turnoff. Retracing his steps,
he headed down the dimly lit lane toward his new home, hoping his roommates
weren't planning to stay up late talking. As in all farming communities, Ceres's
day was going to start early.
Pulling the sheet up to her chin, Carmen Olivero turned off her light with a tired
sigh. Only one day on Astra, she thought wryly, and already I'm a week behind. A
new record. By all rights, she knew, she ought to still be at the Unie admin
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complex, where the rest of the organizational staff was busy with final duty rosters
and equipment/supply check-in. The latter work had been done once, of course,
when the ships were being loaded, but it all had to be done over to check for
breakage and such during the voyage. But Colonel Meredith had left specific
orders for her group to be available at 0700, and she knew better than to scrimp on
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