11/02/2026 14:43

---

In a few minutes, Colonel Dak-So will speak to you, and when he's done,you'll begin to realize a lot of things. The middle latitudes lay above about forty degrees latitude, and much of itwas jungle or other forest. His noncoms herded them into a crude semblance of ranks. Year 20,008-The Varatosu Empire becomes a religious empire, the Karghanik Empire, with 10 semi-autonomous planets, sultanates, underthe rule of Varatos and its Kalif.

The floater was actually in sight when Bin, one of the two lookouts, sawthe Birds, and the shooting began at once, furiously. The second road they mightreach that evening. Actually, Eskoth, I think you have,but they weren't identified as mercenaries at the time. The gooks on this part of the planet havebeen pacified for three hundred years, damn near, and from what I'veheard, they've never been known to join together in anything.