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           filleduptightornot?"

           "Mightaswell,"Blackiesaidgently,"asyouandIknowthatsomeofthoseladsaren’tgoingtohavemanydaysinwhichtoenjoyit.Justrememberthatwedon’tmakeamanaPFCuntilafterhehasbeenincombat—notinBlackie’sBlackguardswedon’t.Figureitoutwithyourplatoonsergeantandletmeknow.Nohurry...anytimebeforebedtimetonight.Now...anythingelse?"

           "Well—Captain,I’mworriedaboutthesuits."

           "SoamI.Allplatoons."

           "Idon’tknowabouttheotherplatoons,butwithfiverecruitstofit,plusfoursuitsdamagedandexchanged,andtwomoredowncheckedthispastweekandreplacedfromstores—well,Idon’tseehowCunhaandNavarrecanwarmupthatmanyandrunroutinetestsonforty-oneothersandgetitalldonebyourcalculateddate.Evenifnotroubledevelops—"

           "Troublealwaysdevelops."

           "Yes,Captain.Butthat’stwohundredandeighty-sixman-hoursjustforwarm&fit,plusahundredandtwenty-threehoursofroutinechecks.Anditalwaystakeslonger."

           "Well,whatdoyouthinkcanbedone?Theotherplatoonswilllendyouhelpiftheyfinishtheirownsuitsaheadoftime.WhichIdoubt.Don’tasktoborrowhelpfromtheWolverines;we’remorelikelytolendthemhelp."

           "Uh...Captain,Idon’tknowwhatyou’llthinkofthis,sinceyoutoldmetostayoutoftroopers’country.