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162the traitor out.It took a month of repeated warp jumps and several more nukes dropped to ensure they could never be found. Kyle knew from the start that the gold they took was going to be meaningless. He took it so the army couldn%u2019t use money paid to kill award-winning soldiers. The planet they would be landing on shortly was totally uninhabited, save for a wide range of animal and plants.They landed, and Kyle asked everyone to disembark and explained that he wanted to address them all. The all went outside.He stood at the exit to the ramp and looked down at the people below.%u201cYou are in the safest place you will ever be. Our gold is meaningless here, but the resources on board will enable us to plant seeds, build houses of wood, and together we can give live a basic life without war.%u201dHe paused and beckoned to Plum to come and stand beside him.%u201cSome of you may wish to use you gold and leave in the ship to live a life elsewhere. The pilot has already told me such a life is not for him. Once you have helped unload the ship and after a month or so helping those remaining to get a start here, you are free to go with him and take all the stolen gold.Please come aboard now so I know our numbers.Twenty people came up the ramp..%u201cThank you,%u201d Kyle told them. Please wait inside with the pilot as I need to explain how we%u2019ll proceed.%u201dThey duly obeyed. Once they were inside, he beckoned Keith and Norman to join him. As soon as Plum, Norman, and Keith were beside him, he told them, %u201cWe can%u2019t let them go. The only way we can all be The Brothel Amongst The Stars