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Chapter 2
Youinthewar,Julie?’
`Thewar?What’stheretoknow?Lastedthreeweeks.’
`ScreamingFist.’
`Famous.Don’ttheyteachyouhistorythesedays?Greatbloodypostwarpoliticalfootball,thatwas.Watergatedalltohellandback.Yourbrass,Case,yourSprawlsidebrassin,wherewasit,McLean?Inthebunkers,allofthat...greatscandal.Wastedafairbitofpatrioticyoungfleshinordertotestsomenewtechnology.TheyknewabouttheRussians’~defenses,itcameoutlater.Knewabouttheemps,magneticpulseweapons.Sentthesefellowsinregardless,justtosee.’Deaneshrugged.`TurkeyshootforIvan.’
`Anyofthoseguysmakeitout?’
`Christ,’Deanesaid,`it’sbeenbloodyyears...ThoughIdothinkafewdid.Oneoftheteams.GotholdofaSovgunship.Helicopter,youknow.FlewitbacktoFinland.Didn’thaveentrycodes,ofcourse,andshothelloutoftheFinnishdefenseforcesintheprocess.SpecialForcestypes.’Deanesniffed.`Bloodyhell.’
Casenodded.Thesmellofpreservedgingerwasoverwhelming.
`IspentthewarinLisbon,youknow,’Deanesaid,puttingthegundown.`Lovelyplace,Lisbon.’
`Intheservice,Julie?’
`Hardly.ThoughIdidseeaction.’Deanesmiledhispinksmile.`Wonderfulwhatawarcandoforone’smarkets.’
`Thanks,Julie.Ioweyouone.’
`Hardly,Case.Andgoodbye.
