He signaled a luggageman and, with his bags being carried, walked handin hand with her through the buildin ***Outside, Jerym and Esenrok strolled toward the dayroom, which normallywould have been dark by then, but Sergeant Dao hadn't turned the lightsout yet. Firstplatoon had been interviewed too, most or all of it; it wouldn't have beenthem. No predators at all had been seen in thevicinity, or their tracks or scat.
Drunk or not, in half a minute they were ready to leave. But it had passed a series oftests without problems of any kind-a series that ended with the successfulteleportation of horn worms and sand lizards. After filling out brief forms and labels,they left their packaged cubes with the sergeant there for dispatch toIryala in the day's message pod. Others at the table glanced at her now,also grinning, and suddenly she was self-conscious.
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