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I ASKED AMARRU to get some people to come and rescue us as soon as possible. “There are hundreds of people here, many are weak, malnourished and ill, and we have no water.”
She said she’d organise it. She sounded timid and subdued. I didn’t know why, but I had the feeling that something had just changed in my relationship with her.
I had barely signed off when my reader lit up with another logged Exchange call.
Asha.
“I’m surprised,” he said. “I didn’t expect you to go through with this. I had expected to hear from you to call it off at the last moment.”
I was going to, but there were fights and I lost the feeder. “Sometimes decisive action is needed.”
“I’m glad you’re smart enough to see that. I take it Romi Tanaqan is dead?”
“Very much so.” I had almost forgotten about the mes
