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That makesfour men killed in the unit inside a week. But if one did, I supposehe'd be as mild as if he were sober. Even several trade worldshad gotten started that way, though in cases where they'd been colonizedbefore the Amberian Erasure, there was only folklore or learnedsupposition to tell of it. He wasn'tentirely sure that didn't apply here.

And when, with thatguidance, he'd made his decision, he'd asked Flenyaagor for His supportwith Kargh. He'd come to lunch from a training exercise, a four-hourrun with a sandbag on a pack frame. All you have is circumstantialevidence. But he'd heard it described, and fear spasmed in his guts.