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"Carmen Olivero," Andrews said, gesturing to the attractive woman standing
quietly among the uniformed men. The only one among them in civilian dress тАж

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on a hunch, Meredith nodded.

"Miss Olivero, come with me. Let's go, Major."

Dunlop led them inside and down a couple of corridors to a door flanked by two
stunner-carrying soldiers. The guards came to attention; without bothering to
knock, Dunlop opened the door and went in.

Cristobal Perez was stretched out on his back on the floor in front of the desk, a
wadded-up jacket serving as makeshift pillow. About twenty-five or twenty-six,
Meredith automatically estimated, his face already showing the first signs of a
lifetime out under the sun. His eyes, which had been shut, opened briefly to
survey the newcomers and then closed again. "I don't suppose you brought a
doctor this time," he said tiredly.

"All you need is rest," Dunlop told him. "The effects'll wear off in another hour or
so. On your feet nowтАФColonel Meredith has some questions."

"Colonel Meredith, eh?" Perez made no move to get up, but his eyes opened
again, shifting from Meredith to Carmen and back. "You always let men in your
command fire on unarmed civilians, Colonel?"

"Be thankful they were only using stunners," Meredith countered, watching the
other's face closely. "Other mob control methods are just as uncomfortable and
usually take longer to go away."

A flash of anger swept Perez's face at the word mob: but instead of the verbal
explosion Meredith had expected, the Hispanic seemed to withdraw behind a
stony mask. "You obviously haven't been shot by one of the damn things," he
said, closing his eyes again.

"No. But I have been shot with real bullets. How about telling me what happened
out there?"

"My word against Dunlop's? No, thanksтАФmy breath's too valuable to waste just
now."

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