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"Only twenty-two men, Luhor? " Commander Cynthia Marnik stood very straight and very slim in the center of the air-lock, surveying the new men plus a sprinkling of others, preparatory to the trip outside. "Even less than the last trip! " Annoyance creased a frown between her blue eyes.
"All we can spare, Commander. Every available man's at the furnaces; your father has ordered it so. " Turning to the waiting men, Luhor began to instruct them in the operation of their metal surface suits.