'Gainst sunset red

rock in them, Halleck noted.

enough." The lieutenant swallowed. "It's the one called 'My Woman,' sir. If you-

his thoughts as he strolled forward, strumming the tune, forcing himself to

rock in them, Halleck noted.

'Gainst sunset red

his thoughts as he strolled forward, strumming the tune, forcing himself to

had already tuned it. There was a burning in his eyes, but he drove that out of

"I know." Halleck took the baliset, flicked the multipick out of its catch

on the fingerboard. He drew a soft chord from the instrument, found that someone

on the fingerboard. He drew a soft chord from the instrument, found that someone

Several of his men and a smuggler medic were bent over one of the litters.

his thoughts as he strolled forward, strumming the tune, forcing himself to

outpost medicine. Mattai can't last, they say, and he has a request of you."

his thoughts as he strolled forward, strumming the tune, forcing himself to

Uprais'd arms . . . bent . . . downfolded.

rock in them, Halleck noted.

enough." The lieutenant swallowed. "It's the one called 'My Woman,' sir. If you-

his thoughts as he strolled forward, strumming the tune, forcing himself to

beat with the ease of long familiarity:

on the fingerboard. He drew a soft chord from the instrument, found that someone

baliset out of its case. The man snapped a salute, said: "Sir, the medics here

-"

going, sir. He says you'll know the one . . . he's asked it of you often

"I know." Halleck took the baliset, flicked the multipick out of its catch

Curved lines 'gainst square glass.

beat with the ease of long familiarity:

beat with the ease of long familiarity:

outpost medicine. Mattai can't last, they say, and he has a request of you."