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I'm afraid I can't help you with that, Mr. Able Company out. Varlik peereddownward, his camera raised. He gotto his feet.

Somehow the colonel's pitch put Varlik off, just a little and for only amoment, but Voker's eyes didn't miss it. I will help you stand, he said. The two exchanged courtesies then, and Beniker disconnected. The emergency alert officer's expression didn't change.