The cards were the commonest sort used on Landfall then: fifty-six cards in four suits, Jewels and Hearts were red, Spades and Swords were black, and each suit had royal cards. So long till tomorrow, Dorable. At least he hasn't practiced his mistakes, and I can teach him what the regular Army instructors taught me, and those three chevrons on my sleeve now insure that he listens. But law and customs retard progress in such matters.
Science and art are occupations of a very small minority-a small percentage even of those people who claim to be scientists or artists. Just the usual number of dumb fools too lazy to build their, privies a proper distance from their wells. Perhaps our kids had a weird education. Lazi, quit trying to tickle me and go bother Galahad; Minerva needs a rest.
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