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I'm trapped here, Ender thought, trapped at the End of the World with no way out. And he knew at last the sourtaste that had come to him, despite all his successes in the Battle School. lt was despair.***There were uniformed men at the entrances to the school when Valentine arrived. They weren't standing likeguards, but rather slouched around as if they were waiting for someone inside to finish his business. They worethe uniforms of IF Marines, the same uniforms that exeryone saw in bloody combat on the videos. It lent an airof romance to that day at school: all the other kids where excited about it.Valentine was not. It made her think of Ender, for one thing. And for anotther it made her afraid. Someone hadrecently published a savage commentary on the Demosthenes' collected writings. The commentary, and thereforeher work, had been discussed on te open conference of the international relations net, with some of the mostimportant people of the day attacking and defending Demosthenes. What worried her most was the comnuent ofan Englishman: "Whether he likes it or not, Demosthenes cannot remain incognito forever. He has outraged toomany wise men and pleased too many fools to hide behind his too-appropriate pseudonym much longer. Eitherhe will unmask himself in order to assume leadership of the forces of stupidity he has marshalled, or his enemieswill unmask him in order to better understand the disease that has produced such a warped and twisted mind."Peter had been delighted, but then he would be. Valentine was afraid, that enough powerful people had beenannoyed by the vicious persona of Demosthenes that she would indeed be tracked down. The IF could do it, evenif the American government was constitutionally bound not to. And here were IF troops gathered at WesternGuilford Middle School, of all places. Nor exactly the regular recruiting grounds for the IF Marines.So she was not surprised to find a message marching around her desk as soon as she logged in.PLEASE LOG OFF AND GO TO DR. LINEBERRY'S OFFICE AT ONCE.Valentine waited nervously outside the principal's office until Dr. Lineberry opened the door and beckoned herinside. Her last doubt was removed when she saw the soft-bellied man in the uniform of an IF colonel sitting inthe one comfortable chair in the room.第 149 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网