“I just received word,” Pryvani said, checking over her pad. “My asset in New Trantor reports that Margu Peten has been placed in custody.” “What’ll the charge be?” “Well….” “He was actually in trouble already,” Rixie said. “Those ‘bad runs’ that Palemst Themego documented. We felt it best if he faced the consequences of that, …

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All in all, it was very different than what any of them had expected. “I do recommend this dish,” Lady Tarsuss said. “It’s called ‘Ravioli.’ It’s a version of an Earth dish.” “It would be better if Titans had managed to pick up tomatoes on one of your visits to Earth. Huipippa gets close, but …

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Nest pushed the ATV up the ramp and onto the ship, ignoring the sudden drop from 1 G to .33 G. He zipped past the prone Titan, checking just long enough to confirm the man was breathing. He appreciated the training they’d done at Tayas Mons. Imperator Tam and Archon Raptis had set up a …

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“Can’t you go any faster?” “These roads weren’t made for APCs, ma’am. Any faster we risk snapping an axle.” “Any slower, we risk not being in position.” Archon Adoni Raptis stared out the windshield of the armored personnel carrier, barely cognizant of its bouncing and jostling. She was glad she’d happened to be here; Stratichos …

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“So why a human habitat? Why collection gear?” Liss sighed heavily. She knew the peacekeepers on Vorsha weren’t going to let her go without an inspection. “As you can see, I’m running cargo. Farm on Nivselana needs this habitat to ship their humans, needs the collection gear because humans are clever buggers. Here’s the paperwork.” …

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2113 MA (2084 AD) “Norvsekal? Really, Margu? Couldn’t have done something less in the middle of nowhere?” The older man chuckled as he sat down next to the younger woman. “Liss, do you really want to do this in the middle of Tuaut?” “We’d attract less attention,” the woman said, moving a braid behind her …

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