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The sergeant handed the microphone to Lanks. And when did you want this wedding to take place? They stared at each other, unsure what to say, then Kelmer looked at thepresident. He was a large, thick-bodied man himself,physically powerful though somewhat porky. 7 ColonelKoda examined the Iryalan for a brief moment, then spoke in Standardwith a slight accent that was mostly a matter of precise diction.

***In the president's office, Ko-Dan had had the radio tuned to the WhiteT'swa's frequency, and everyone there had heard what Romlar said. Bullets don't avoid journalists. He grimaced. This is Vestur Marlim, my Minister of War; Colonel Elyas Fossur, myadviser and chief of intelligence; and Major Oress, aide to General Belser,who commands our armed forces.