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the enemy from one direction only; "Over the top," cried Dink, and over they went. To his credit, he thenrepeated the exercise, calling, "Again, upside down," but because of their insistence on a gravity that didn't exist,the boys became awkward when the maneuver was under, as if vertigo seized them.They hated the feet-first attack. Dink insisted that they use it. As a result, they hated Ender. "Do we have tolearn how to fight from a Launchy?" one of them muttered, making sure Ender could hear. "Yes," answeredDink. They kept working.And they learned it. In practice skirmishes, they began to realize how much harder it was to shoot an enemyattacking feet first. As soon as they were convinced of that, they practiced the maneuver more willingly.That night was the first time Ender had come to a practice session after a whole afternoon of work. He wastired."Now you're in a real army," said Alai. "You don't have to keep practicing with us.""From you I can learn things that nobody knows," said Ender."Dink Meeker is the best. I hear he's your toon leader.""Then let's get busy. I'll teach you what I learned from him today."He put Alai and two dozen others through the same exercises that had worn him out all afternoon. But he putnew touches on the patterns, made the boys try the maneuvers with one leg frozen, with both legs frozen, orusing frozen boys for leverage to change directions.Halfway through the practice, Ender noticed Petra and Dink together, standing in the doorway, watching. Later,when he looked again, they were gone.So they're watching me, and what we're doing is known. He did not know whether Dink was his friend; he第 111 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网