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           "Oh—betweenathousandandfifteenhundred."

           "Bettergivemefifteenortwentymen,then."

           Londoncalled,"Hi,outthere."Oneofthesentinelsopenedthedoorandlookedin."TryfindSam,willyou?"

           "Sure."

           Londonsaid,"Wecalledameetin’forteno’clockthismornin’.Greatbigmeetin’,Imean.IsentwordtotheothercampsaboutthisAndersonplace.They’llstartmovin’inprettysoon."

           ThedooropenedandSamentered,hisleanfacesharpwithcuriosity.

           "Sam,thishere’sDocBurton.Hewantsyouforhisright-hand.GooutsideandtelltheguysyouwantvolunteerstohelptheDoc.Gettwentygoodmen."

           "O.K.,London.Whenyouwant’em?"

           Burtonsaid,"Rightnow.We’llgorightoverandlayoutthecamp.Icanpileeightornineinmyoldcar.Getsomebodywithacartotaketherest."

           SamglancedfromLondontoBurton,andbacktoLondontoverifytheauthority.Londonnoddedhisbighead."That’sstraight,Sam.AnythingDocsays."

           Burtonstooduptogowithhim."I’dliketohelppickthemen."

           "Wait,"Macsaid."You’reallclearintown,aren’tyou,Doc?"

           "Whatdoyoumean‘clear’?""Imean,isthereanythingtheycouldhangamalpracticechargeonyoufor?"