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Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

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at least a refabricator, <strong>the</strong>y'll only have a year.""He's sure he's go<strong>in</strong>g to spend some time backed out.There have been h<strong>in</strong>ts that anyone not needed for <strong>the</strong> wareffort should be prepared to spend some time <strong>in</strong> backup.""It sounds like th<strong>in</strong>gs are gett<strong>in</strong>g really bad <strong>the</strong>re?" Avaasked."He says new impactors are discovered every day. Theyare gett<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t where <strong>the</strong>re isn't time to f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>m all,much less get <strong>in</strong>terceptors to <strong>the</strong>m." He didn't want to go onto talk about his own crisis of faith, <strong>the</strong> Heaven scripturepromised would be <strong>the</strong>irs forever was be<strong>in</strong>g destroyed. Was itlike God's promise to Abraham about <strong>the</strong> holy land? It seemsit would last little longer than <strong>the</strong> last version of Israel did."I guess we should be glad we've still got a ship underus," she said."But we're draw<strong>in</strong>g near <strong>the</strong> region where <strong>the</strong>y th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>the</strong>doomsday system is located." She turned to lean on himmore. He thought she wanted her body caressed. He feltimmoral engag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> animal pleasure when his civilizationwas dy<strong>in</strong>g back at Sol, so he didn't do any more than put hisarm across her belly. He was beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to feel like <strong>the</strong>y wereenter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> combat zone, while she seemed to s<strong>in</strong>k deeper<strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> hedonism of Alan’s universe with each pass<strong>in</strong>g week."There's talk <strong>the</strong>y are go<strong>in</strong>g to divert us <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> KuiperBelt," she said. "I've heard some say it's because it isn't safe<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ner belt, and some say <strong>the</strong>y want us to try and f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>the</strong> weapon system that is throw<strong>in</strong>g those rocks at us."129

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