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Chapter 3

The lecturer looked pleased. “Quite correct, Mr. Remy,” he said. “And in case anyone hasn’t put two and two together, what we have here is the configuration used by certain outlaws of the Ordered Society as a covert location for their nefarious activities. With what is in effect a built-in power source, they have a safe location in which they hide—in a most cowardly manner.” The man’s lips tightened as he spoke further, and his voice became slightly raspy with emotion. “And I think you are all familiar with what I am referring to.”

“The Time Pirates,” murmured voices around the lecture hall.

The lecturer nodded, appearing to have gotten hold of himself again.