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134on a light. %u201cI found one of these in the hover car. They don%u2019t need charging. They%u2019re powered by a tiny particle of uranium.%u201d%u201cGood work. What%u2019s your name, soldier?%u201d Kyle called down.%u201cAthos,%u201d the guy called back.They continued in silence with Plum lowermost until they reached the bottom.%u201cThis way,%u201d she said. %u201cStay at the edge and try not to slip. The shit river is full of deadly bacteria. The rats will scatter out of our way.%u201d%u201cChrist! It certainly stinks down here,%u201d one of the men said.%u201cIt doesn%u2019t where I%u2019m taking you to. It%u2019s at the base of a large pumped air input ventilating shaft. It%u2019s part of a system used to pump the dangerous gasses out away from the city,%u201d Plum told the men. %u201cIt runs day and night as the city%u2019s council are afraid the inflammable gases down here could ignite. Don%u2019t use laser weapons or any flame down here.%u201dIt was a distance nearly too far as the men tired carrying so much gear. One of then wanted to dump some of it and Kyle moved forwards to speak to him.%u201cWhat%u2019s your name, soldier?%u201dhe asked.%u201cShane,%u201d the guy answered.%u201cI%u2019m not an officer. We are all equal here, but Shane, we are going to wage war here to get the money we%u2019re owed. The army will send just one or two groups of poorly trained Military Police. Once we get started, they will likely send a crack platoon, maybe two units of sixty battlehardened troops to eliminate us. We are going to need every piece of munitions we can lay our hands on if we wish to live. I know it hurts and tests one%u2019s will, but I also know you have the heart of a lion to survive ten years of war.%u201dShane picked up the discarded gear and said, %u201cYou%u2019re right. I%u2019m The Brothel Amongst The Stars