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The Mag Force 7 Book 1 - Knights Of The Black Earth, The
Atec Февраль 16 2008 20:07:53
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. This was a long-standing joke.
Quong shook his head. "I know that it is not wise to flaunt good fortune. It is said that the gods never like to see mortal man too happy. It gives him delusions of godhood and so they are always tempted to strike him down. Hubris, the Greeks called it." "Hubris. I smoked some of that once," Raoul remarked. Jamil laughed loudly. Quong frowned, offended. Xris opened his mouth, prepared to say something to avert a quarrel.
Harry, above on the bridge of the command module, said it for him. "Oh, shit!"
Xris scrambled awkwardly back up the ladder. "What? What's the matter?"
Harry pointed at a flashing red light on his console as he might have pointed at a poisonous snake. "Someone out there's spotted us."
"That's not possible. We've got the damn intruder shields up. How did they find us?"
"They must be scanning the area, probably on account of the king being here. I thought I heard something ping against--"
"Rowan, get up here!" Xris called down below.
"They found us! Maybe Doc's got a point about that jinx," Tycho observed.
"Balls!" Jamil sounded angry. "The only jinx we have on board is the Doc talking about jinxes!"
Rowan pulled herself up the ladder onto the deck. "What's wrong?"
The commlink spoke in answer.
"Navy Lima Sierra Tango Two Zero Niner. This is Ceres Military District Command, relayed through the dreadnought Jeanne d'Arc
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