День триффидов
Strategic Withdrawal
That’squitedisproportionate,youknow.There’llhavetobesomechangeshere,I’mafraid.Wehavetoberealisticintimeslikethis."
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"Youhaveagoodplacehere,fullycapableofsupportingtwounits.Weshallallocatetoyouseventeenblindpersons,makingtwentywiththethreealreadyhere—again,ofcourse,plusanychildrentheymayhave."
