Звездный десант
Chapter 13
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Igulpedandstartedtoargue—thencutintheall-handscircuit:
"FirstPlatoonBlackguards—groundandfreeze!"
ItspeakswellforLieutenantSilvathatallIheardwasadoubleechoofmyorder,asitwasrepeateddowntosquad.Isaid,"Major,canIletthemmovearoundontheground?"
"No.Andshutup."
Presentlythesensergotbackinthecar,puthismaskon.Therewasn’troomforme,butIwasallowed--ordered,really--tograbonandbetowed;weshiftedacoupleofmiles.Againthesensertookoffhismaskandwalkedaround.Thistimehespoketooneoftheothercombatengineers,whokeptnoddingandsketchingonapad.
Thespecial-missionunitlandedaboutadozentimesinmyarea,eachtimegoingthroughthesameapparentlypointlessroutine;thentheymovedonintotheFifthRegiment’sgrid.Justbeforetheyleft,theofficerwhohadbeensketchingpulledasheetoutofthebottomofhissketchboxandhandedittome."Here’syoursubmap.ThewideredbandistheonlyBugboulevardinyourarea.Itisnearlyathousandfeetdownwhereitentersbutitclimbssteadilytowardyourleftrearandleavesataboutminusfourhundredfifty.Thelightbluenet-workjoiningitisabigBugcolony;theonlyplaceswhereitcomeswithinahundredfeetofthesurfaceIhavemarked.Youmightputsomelistenersthereuntilwecangetoverhereandhandleit."
Istaredatit.
