Concrete and plaster were crackedand crumbling and pools of steaming water added to the cloying atmosphereof the vastitude that had once been the firs... floor of the derelictbuilding site.Other members of The Movement, armed and indignant came out to meet theircomrades and to look at their captive. They too were dressed in blackleather and most of them looked young and zealous. They pawed and yelledabuse at Jennifer as she was dragged through the coterie of angryinsurgents.The usual. If you stay here you will achieve everything you desire if you dowhat we want. So decide now!"I considered this quickly thinking of my options and said "I will staySir." A good choice. Now you have new uniforms someone will be here soon toteach you to wear them. Then at 1800 you will be taken to the dininghall. Relax and prepare until your instructor gets here. Unpack yourthings and get them put away."They then left. I emptied out my duffel bag As I sorted out theclothing I noticed there. " Sometimes hard decisions must be made to protect society from itself." You don't really believe that. You're a historian. You know what ultimately happens when dissent is suppressed to that degree." Mark, nobody pays any heed to the lessons of history. The High Council has sworn an oath to defend the values of our society, as defined by the Founders." The Guardians," I replied tenaciously, "their purpose is to..." Shh," Sarek urged. "This is neither the time nor place to discuss such. "At least the start of one," Cari said. "To think I was afraid Barry and Tanya would learn about Chance and me. Do you know I tried to convince Barry not to come here?"They laughed, but there was a note of seriousness in their voices."I was afraid to give Cari the hug and kiss she deserved this morning," Chance said."I don't think any of us were expecting what happened here today," Barry said. "And I guess it's not important how it happened, but that it did happen." Think what we'd be missing.
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