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“The only problem that ever really seems to bother empire builders is bureaucracy. Before a new colony on the frontier could be founded, the Senate and Triumvirate would have to pass the plan. Facto...”
“An idea was forming in his mind. It was only rudimentary, but in the circumstances, it could be called a plan. He loathed the alien for attacking them, without any provocation. He hated the way it ...”
“Something clicked inside Ortez mind, like the bolt of a door latch being released. Mans first encounter with sentient alien life was a disaster called the Gimp War in the history books. The aliens ...”
“What the hell was that? he asked no-one in particular. Did they ram us?Uh negative, sir. Marnetti offered, reading an instrumental assessment from his display, It seems we were hit by some kind of...”
“Ortez sauntered over to the nearest wall intercom. "Bridge, this is the captain -- what the hell's going on up there? I didn't schedule a combat drill for today." Hell, it occurred to him -- he had...”
“Same time as every day, Fyl..." she fussed, the rest of the bridge crew seeming to hold their breaths. "TWELVE THIRTY!" came the chorus. The next hour dragged by, in about the same way as the hour ...”
“This isn't a drill, sir!""What d'you mean this isn't a drill?" It couldn't be! It wasn't possible. Things like that only happen in blockbuster sci-fi movies, not in real life!"It's not a drill, sir...”
