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Ender turned his back and went on into the battleroom. Soon his army arrived, and no one else; either Andersonwaited around to intercept anyone coming to Ender's practice eroup, or word had already passed through thewhole school that Ender's informal evenings were through.It was a good practice, they accomplished a lot, but at the end of it Ender was tired and lonely. There was a halfhour before bedtime. He couldn't go into his army's barracks -- he had long since learned that the bestcommanders stay away unless they have some reason to visit. The boy's have to have a chance to be at peace, atrest, without someone listening to favor or despise them depending on the way they talk and act and think.So he wandered to the game room, where a few other boys were using the last half hour before final bell tosettle bets or beat their previous scores on the games. None of the games looked interesting, but he played oneanyway, an easy animated game designed for Launchies. Bored, he ignored the objectives of the game and usedthe little player-figure, a bear, to explore the animated scenery around him."You'll never win that way."Ender smiled, "Missed you at practice, Alai.""I was there. But they had your army in a separate place. Looks like you're big time now, can't play with thelittle boys anymore.""You're a full cubit taller than I am.""Cubit! Has God been telling you to build a boat or something? Or are you in an archaic mood?""Not archaic, just arcane. Secret, subtle, roundabout. I miss you already, you circumcised dog.""Don't you know? We're enemies now. Next time I meet you in battle, I'll whip your ass."第 181 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网