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SAM’S CONSCIOUSNESS AWOKE TO THE sound of quiet voices. He stood in a ring with four others around a soft light. It was too dim to see beyond their circle, and from more a sense than an observation he felt they were in a cave. They were clearly in the middle of a discussion but he could not match voices with the speakers.
“Our momentum has been nullified and we are not making progress any longer.”
“Yes, everyone feels it and we are running out of weapons. The Protector continues to take and destroy them faster than we can replenish them.”
“What about the DSS seed farm? There still might be hope there.”
“Our last visit seemed to confirm our worst thoughts. It appears their situation is much more dire than ours and will continue down that path.”
“Hmm”
“Some of the others are appro
