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A MISSION OF RETRIBUTION
Priscilla and the CF relief team adjusted to but not quite settled into their Prospect safe house. For instance, Jordy, Angel, and the manservant took turns filling pails with water from a pump or cistern out back; Priscilla was never sure which it was. They used the water to brush their teeth, to drain the toilet, to shower themselves after lathering up outside, and to fill the tub indoors for Priscilla to bathe in. They also boiled water for their coffee and to clean kitchen utensils, because there was limited plumbing in the kitchen, too. As for cooking, the manservant made do because of the unpredictability of the electrical power, which was rationed a few hours each day. No sooner than the sun went down, so too did the power. So the manservant lighted the
