Chapter 84
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality,
its futility, its stupidity.
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—General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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MIKHAIL
We bury the dead lizards, saying the death rituals because Utbah insists we must. Not a single pulse rifle cartridge carries any charge. This lends truth to what the now-dead lizard said; that General Hudhafah sent his men out to live off the land. This means the Baranuman River must be crawling with lizards.
I stare at the short-range radio I pilfered from one of the dead. While it won't give me access to command communications from the base, it will allow me to listen in on any chatter the lizards engage in within a few kilometers, including hails to the supply shuttle which flies overhead each day.
I turn t
