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The driver escorted Cal to the door of her home. She walked in, climbed to her room, and fell into bed, waving at Beth on the way up the stairs. Sleep took her before her head hit the pillow.
Cal dreamed about the men in navy uniforms attacking. O'Brien dying with a knife in his back. She fought against the blankets. Noise from downstairs dragged her from slumber. The students must have finished some important exam to be causing such a row. She considered going to tell them to quiet down but decided not to spoil their fun. Cal closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
Hunger pangs woke her. Cal changed out of her leather and engineering clothes and put on a simple dress. She left her room then stopped at the top of the stairs. The stairs and hallway below looked like a battlefield. Re
