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Chapter 13
Thatrockyplainwascoveredwithcrawlyblackshapesinalldirections.Ioverrodemyjetcontrolsandincreasedthejump,callingout,"Hughes!Report!"
"Bugs,Mr.Rico!Zillionsof‘em!I’ma-burnin’‘emdown!"
"Hughes,takeacloselookatthoseBugs.Anyofthemfightingback?Aren’ttheyallworkers?"
"Uh—"Ihitthegroundandbouncedagain.Hewenton,"Hey!You’reright,sir!Howdidyouknow?"
"Rejoinyoursquad,Hughes."Iclickedover."Captain,severalthousandBugshaveexitednearherefromanunestimatednumberofholes.Ihavenotbeenattacked.Repeat,Ihavenotbeenattackedatall.Ifthereareanywarriorsamongthem,theymustbeholdingtheirfireandusingworkersascamouflage."
Hedidnotanswer.
Therewasanextremelybrilliantflashfarofftomyleft,followedatoncebyonejustlikeitbutfartherawaytomyrightfront;automaticallyInotedtimeandbearings."CaptainBlackstoneanswer!"AtthetopofmyjumpItriedtopickouthisbeacon,butthathorizonwasclutteredbylowhillsinSquareBlackTwo.
Iclickedoverandcalledout,"Sarge!CanyourelaytotheCaptainforme?"
Atthatveryinstantmyplatoonsergeant’sbeaconblinkedout.
IheadedonthatbearingasfastasIcouldpushmysuit.
