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The rest of 3rd Platoon, F Company, will stand sentry shiftsaround the fence. Inwardly, Trevelos credited Varlik with making it happen,or at least helping it happen, with his coverage of the T'swa. Hisface was scarred as if by assault with a blunt instrument, which in fact ithad been several years earlier. Andsome of the snipers seemed to target horses; even indifferent marksmencould easily hit them.

All right, he said,waving them up the gangplank, go aboard. Two moredead! he snapped, and turning, was gone again. Kelmer became aware of shouts from down the corridor. The T'swa weren't really surprised to receive a new surge of fire frombehind.