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 “A six, please.”
-“Oh, a six. That’s a ''long'' one. All right, lad. Head down to row five, column eight. I’ll be down presently.”
+“Oh, a six. That’s a ''long'' one. No I don't want to be all ceremonial, but have you got your badge, son? This is a restricted area. Only credentialised Eagle Squad officers have access.”
-Barberazza navigated the stacks. The warranties were organised by trade association. The oldest ones were nearest the door:
+The boys crest fell. But I — he fumbled with his pass but he knew it would not pass muster.
+“Eagle Cadet EJ Barberazza,” the old man intoned, inspecting his pass. No access with this I'm afraid my son.
+“But Commander Hare —”
+The old man chuckled softly. Alright, alright. They talk about you in the officers mess, you know. They say you are a good one. Boone has his eye on you.
+Barbarossa froze. What did you say?
+Commander boon takes a keen interest in your progression.
+“He does? He— he — he knows who I am?
+“Oh, he knows all right. You’re one of our bright young things. Now, listen to me: as long as you don't touch anything, you can go inside. I know you respect it, but this is a sacred space, understand? There is much vital wisdom here. Catalogued and arranged carefully. Some of the scripts are extremely fragile.”
+“Oh yes sir, yes, yes of course I understand it.”
+“All right, lad. In you go. Head down to row five, column eight. I’ll be down presently. And don't touch anything.”
+Barberazza navigated the stacks. The warranties were organised by trade association. The oldest ones were nearest the door.
+Barberazza ran his hand along the the mahogany shelves, in awestruck wonder at the ancient wisdom they contained. A record of every conflict, every situation, every skirmish, every desperate last stand that the heroes of eagles quad head ever va taken part in. Here work manuals to deal with every situation. Punishments dating back decades carefully manuscript of, marked up, adjusted, rider inserts, side letters, variations, accessions. Everything was here: the sum total of eagles squad learning.