Sister Carlotta, I'm on a leave of absence right now. That means I've …

Orson Scott Card
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Sister Carlotta, I'm on a leave of absence right now. That means I've been sacked, in case you don't understand how the I.F. handles these things.” Sacked! A miscarriage of justice. You ought to be shot. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set I: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, p.338, Macmillan
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