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There had been no rain during theoffensive, and this was the first night with appreciable cloudiness. ***Belser left the president's house and walked, rather than strode to hisoffice. Sentries were posted. Trainee Mellisis in the infirmary, he said, with multiple injuries, hypothermia, and frostbite.

So that day,napping was the principle activity of two brigades, some twelve thousandKomarsi soldiers. Better than having to pull a release handle himself, the way the T'swamarauders had done in their freefall jumps. But there weresix ambulances with twelve medics in the convoy, going to Tekkeros topick up overflow from the field hospital there. And meanwhile, what next? Next? First a shower in unrecycled water, then listen to my mail.