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Ender knew what was happening from the moment they brought him in. Everyone expected him to gocommander early. Perhaps not this early, but he had topped the standings almost continuously for three years, noone else was remotely close to him, and his evening practices had become the most prestigious group in theschool. There were some who wondered why the teachers had waited this long.He wondered which army they'd give him. Three commanders were graduating soon, including Petra, but it wasbeyond hope for them to give him Phoenix Army. No one ever succeeded to command of the same army he wasin when he was promoted.Anderson took him first to his new quarters. That sealed it -- only commanders had private rooms. Then he hadhim fitted for new uniforms and a new flash suit. He looked on the forms to discover the name of his army.Dragon, said the form. There was no Dragon Army."I've never heard of Dragon Army," Ender said."That's because there hasn't been a Dragon Army in four years. We discontinued the name because there was asuperstition about it. No Dragon Army in the history of the Battle School ever won even a third of its games. Itgot to be a joke.""Well, why are you reviving it now?""We had a lot of extra uniforms to use up."Graffsat at his desk, looking fatter and wearier than the last time Ender had seen him. He handed Ender hishook, the small box that commanders used to go where they wanted in the battleroom during practices. Manytimes during his evening practice sessions Ender wished that he had a hook, instead of having to rebound offwalls to get where he wanteu to go. Now that he'd got quite deft at maneuvering without one, here it was. "It onlyworks," Anderson pointed out, "during your regularly scheduled practice sessions." Since Ender already plannedto have extra practices, it meant the hook would only be useful some of the time. It also explained why so many第 166 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网