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KIA 7 April, 1945 (Old Earth Year)3/6/468 in island, the Isla Real, as well as three much smaller islandspurchased to serve as firing positions for mortars and artillery. The staff car stopped at an intersection as a column of nineteen Volgan-built tanks rolled across, eachpreceded by a walking ground guide. Thegirl launched herself at her father, wrapping him in a tight hug.

He wondered howlong it might take for discomfort to transform into agony. He thought he knew enough to lead, but he overestimated how muchwas required. Jorge Mendoza showed it. Crewmen, who would normally be allowed to smoke onportions of the flight deck were instead confined to air- and light-tight compartments before they couldindulge their vile habit.