this, all of it, because it’s going to blow up soon,” Skirata said. “I want you to be ready to save yourselves.” It was so quiet in the ’freshers that Darman could hear a faint, distant, distracting drip from a faucet. “Okay, full story,” said Niner. “The extra troops aren’t going to be deployed for some months.” Skirata held his hand up in front of his chest as if to quell argument that hadn’t even started. “Palpatine’s holding them back, but they’re fully developed. Fast-grown Spaarti clones, we think, mature enough to fight within a year or so, not grown Kamino-style like you—millions and
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