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he said, managing to put both respect and righteous displeasure into his voice.
"We would like to have some words with you about the conditionsтАФ"

"All right, you lazy troublemakers," Dunlop bellowed without even looking at
Perez, "you've got exactly thirty seconds to clear out of here and get back to your
jobs. After that you'll wish you had. Now move!"

His answer was a cloudburst of angry shouts and a sudden surging forth of the
mob. "Wait a minute!" Perez shoutedтАФbut his voice blended with all the others
and was lost тАж and an instant later his body jerked with agony and numbness and
the world tilted crazily and went dark.

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"Is this," Meredith asked icily, "your idea of staying put?"

Standing with the stiffness of a sentry at the admin building door, the marks of
dragged bodies still visible in the dust around him, Dunlop nevertheless wasn't
giving an inch. "I went out to talk as you suggested. Colonel. The mob moved
forward, and my men opened fire in my defense. Frankly, sir, I don't see the
problem. We only had to stun a few of them before the rest dispersed, and they'll
think twice about starting trouble now."

" 'The problem,' as you call it, we'll discuss later," Meredith said, working hard to
keep the fury out of his voice. He had no desire to tear Dunlop apart in front of
junior officers, but that resolve was fading fast. "Now, where's this person you
arrested and what makes you think he was one of the leaders?"

"His name is Cristobal Perez, one of the field workers. He was in the front of the
mob and led the move forward."

"I want to talk to him."

"If you'd likeтАФbut I can tell you right now he's not very cooperative. We're
holding him in one of the offices in back."

"All right." Meredith glanced once more at the scuffle marks on the ground and
gestured Andrews to his side. "I want you and the others to locate and get
statements from all the soldiers who were involved in this. Make it clear we aren't
out for scalps, just information. When you finish with them, look up any civilian
witnesses or participants and repeat."

"Yes, sir," the aide nodded. "Do you want any of the Spanish speakers to stay with
you?"

"Probably should. Who's best?"