Chapter 23
When a man gets married,
He must be just as careful to keep his wife’s love
As he was to get it. It would be very sad for both of them
If he said to himself, ‘Now that I have you
I need not worry about losing you’.
Don’t do that, ever!
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—General George S. Patton
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ABADDON
Beneath his grey wings, the tempo of the Jehoshaphat changed as her hyperdrives began to spool up to make the next deep space jump. Lieutenant Shzzzkt's mechanically enhanced voice came over the loudspeaker.
"Attention all crew. All hands report to your regularly scheduled action station. We're about to begin the jump to our final destination in T-minus ten minutes."
General Abaddon reluctantly pulled away from his wife.
"We should get ready, mo ghrá. I have to be on the bridge when we get to the
