Seld

"I hate running out on my dad like this," Seld said in achoked voice.

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"We'll tell her that you were asking about her, Seld,"

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"Frabjus, Skelly Seld," Joat was saying to Seld, "111 be right down and we can celebrate together," and she waved a jaunty farewell behind her as she left.

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"Yeah," Seld said, in a small voice, looking totally scared.

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In this instance, Simeon's rewards were many: Joat jumping up and down, gurgling with laughter while tears streamed down her face, as well as Channa's, and Seld crowed like he'd turned rooster.

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Joat and Seld were off to one side in the shadows of an access bay.

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That word came wob - bling out as Seld tried not to show Joat how tightened he really was.

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Suddenly Seld was tumbled backward against the back of the sofa.

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Seld trailed off, unable to identify the offense though he knew it must be one. fordting wuss, shethbilght He sounds just like fas father

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Like all station-born youngsters, Seld was not unaccustomed to Simeon speaking from the nearest sound cube, but he had the good manners to bow to the column.

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