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Though he was too busy to note it, the other missile, launchedfrom a kilometer away, likewise took off within a couple of seconds ofhis own. If it pleases you, you can look at it as a cautionary tale onchoosing one's enemies well . It's all right, he whispered. The machinist could not hear the rattling, ofcourse, not over the drone of the factory.

* * * While Parilla and Carrera were being shown the base, out in one ofthe outlying camps, Mendoza, his friend S lots ofthem. The exceptions to that rule are just that, exceptional. e and even painfulsmile on Jimenez's face and looked quickly for something else to do,someplace else to be.