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Here and there,mingling with the military, were young civilians about the age of thetrainees-the Ostrak people-and army personnel on detached service there. In a working-class section of Linnasteth, the capital ofKomars, two drifters carrying rucksacks turned into a weedy yard andwalked up a broken sidewalk to a house. Only the Archipelagon seemed to take themwithout discomfort. I will let you recognize it for yourself, which you will when you areready.

f fragile-looking two-manwinter tent, separating its velcroed halves and stowing them in theirpacksacks. Hmh! He hadn't thought the army had that many warriors in its airbranch. This was the kind of difficulty most trainees enjoyed best, even reveled in. What terms would Smolen consider? asked the envoy from TheArchipelago.