After three or four seconds he spoke to his collar mike. But he'd also signed away his options, hisfreedoms, shaky as they'd already become, and now he was afraid he'ddone the wrong thing. Makaatopened the door and looked back at him. After drinking, men sat on the ground or stoodaround, most talking or laughing quietly together, while others lay quietly,perhaps with a forearm shielding their eyes from the sun.
A person is born living, and with theinstinct to survive. Long afterward, he'd rememberhis days in the T'swa ward as among the more pleasant of his life, eventhough it was there he learned that only four of the First Squad hadsurvived, besides himself. That's acompliment! Around the barracks that's a compliment! Esenrok's blush was visible beyond the tape on his face, but gradually hegrinned. Jerym nodded silently.
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