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He laughed. Indeed, Your Majesty, that wouldcertainly break the Smoleni ability to resist, and no doubt weaken theirwill. They'd dug depressions andlay down in them in their sleeping bags, covering each other with snow. But- He stopped, stripped off his shirt,and crouching, planched into a handstand, then walked on his hands forher on the uneven ground, ending with a dozen handstand pushups.

Which reminds me: I've got an idea about the teleportthe Klestroni captured. But judging from themercs' occasional, descrambled radio calls, this movement wasapparently all by 2nd Battalion, something the army of course would notbe aware of. Heber Lanks's long face grew even longer, and he turned to his daughteragain. After showering, the trainees crashed.