mother," she announced, "she is not leaving. She
has sent her belongings up to our ship for me to have. Does she not
understand what is going to happen?"
9 "She understands," assured The Turner Against, "some MUST stay
behind. The defenses must be manned. The greatest glory on this day
will not be for those of us that flee and fight another day, but for
those that stay behind and draw our enemy to his death. Now hurry, my
precious ones! Off to the beam tube station! We must be away! I will
govern from my pod until the new Capitol is established."