d you did not seek torial Court, ;

    quot;e, I, ood t t ion Board matter, but old it orial Court of Discipline. e  ot;

    quot;No, of course not. And noter. Did you ; said Faturning to t of  to t;of t of Lord Asriels researc migo release on Svalbard?quot;

    Dr. Cooper sense silence a drop of s fell from o te floor, and bot distinctly.

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    taken seriously. I paid no attention to ; ly, quot;kno  auty t ;

    quot;Very  colleague no;tack.quot; t smiled. It  Dr. Coopers daemon s . quot;Courage, Dr. Cooper,quot; said Fat;e need you to be strong and brave! t o be done, a great battle to be foug earn ty by cooperating fully  even ion, not even gossip. No you to devote all your attention to o  equipment was ime you need.

    quot;And t very comfortable. ell o someo e at a table or a desk? ould you like a typeing macate to a stenograp;Let t every moment, Dr. Cooper, I  you to to your colleague and  task is to recall, and if necessary to rediscover, ruments you require, you s is a great task, Dr. Cooper! You are blessed to be entrusted ! Give to ty.quot;

    quot;I do, Fat! I do!quot; Grasping tband of rousers, tood up and bo  realizing it, again and again, as t of torial Court of Discipline left his cell.

    t evening tialys, to meet   coo, but certainly full of peril for t  its deat t only t an arm to teet action had saved him.