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"
But
we
are
doing
,
lieutenant
.
"
Carnage
waved
one
hand
at
the
rack
of
body
tubes
on
the
left
.
From
behind
them
came
the
sound
of
prowling
heavy
machinery
.
I
peered
into
the
gloom
and
made
out
a
big
automated
forklift
unit
rolling
down
the
rows
of
containers
.
As
we
watched
,
it
locked
to
a
stop
and
bright
,
directed
lighting
sprang
up
on
its
frame
.
The
forks
reached
and
clamped
on
a
tube
,
extracting
it
from
the
chained
cradle
while
smaller
servos
disconnected
the
cabling
from
it
.
Separation
complete
,
the
machine
withdrew
slightly
,
swivelled
about
and
trundled
back
along
the
rows
towards
the
empty
decanting
tank
.
"
The
system
is
entirely
automated
,
"
said
Carnage
superfluously
.
Below
the
tank
,
I
now
noticed
a
line
of
three
circular
openings
,
like
the
forward
discharge
ports
of
an
IP
dreadnought
.
The
forklift
rose
up
a
little
on
hydraulic
pistons
and
loaded
the
tube
it
was
carrying
smoothly
into
the
centre
port
.
The
tube
fitted
snugly
,
the
visible
end
rotating
through
about
ninety
degrees
before
a
steel
baffle
slammed
down
over
it
.
Its
task
completed
,
the
forklift
sank
back
down
on
its
hydraulics
and
its
engines
died
.
I
watched
the
tank
.
It
seemed
like
a
while
,
but
in
fact
probably
took
less
than
a
minute
.
A
hatch
broke
open
in
the
floor
of
the
tank
and
a
silvery
shoal
of
bubbles
erupted
upwards
.
Drifting
after
them
came
the
body
.
It
bobbed
fetally
for
a
moment
,
turning
this
way
and
that
in
the
eddies
caused
by
the
air
,
then
its
arms
and
legs
began
to
unfold
,
aided
by
the
gently
tugging
monitor
wires
secured
at
wrist
and
ankle
.
It
was
bigger
boned
than
the
Khumalo
sleeve
,
blocky
and
more
heavily
muscled
but
similar
in
colour
.
A
strong
-
boned
,
hawk
-
nosed
visage
tipped
lazily
towards
us
as
the
thin
wires
pulled
it
upright
.
"
Sharyan
Right
Hand
of
God
martyr
,
"
said
Carnage
beamingly
.
"
Not
really
,
of
course
,
but
the
race
type
’
s
accurate
and
it
’
s
got
an
authentic
Will
of
God
enhanced
response
system
.
"
He
nodded
at
the
other
tank
.
"
The
marines
on
Sharya
were
multi
-
racial
,
but
there
were
enough
Jap
-
types
there
to
make
it
believable
.
"
"
Not
much
of
a
contest
,
is
it
?
"
I
said
.
"
State
-
of
-
the
-
art
neurachem
against
century
-
old
Sharyan
biomech
.
"
Carnage
grinned
with
his
slack
silicoflesh
face
.
"
Well
,
that
will
depend
on
the
fighters
.
I
’
m
told
the
Khumalo
system
takes
a
bit
of
getting
used
to
,
and
to
be
honest
it
isn
’
t
always
the
best
sleeve
that
wins
.
It
’
s
more
about
psychology
.
Endurance
,
pain
tolerance
…
"
