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Chapter Eight
"Josie." Raphael smiled at her. "Good work with Captain Miller. It was a stroke of genius to make him remove D.J.'s suspension and send them off together."
She ignored his praise, impatient to return to earth and to D.J. "Things are not going well at all." She allowed her frustration at the situation to leak out on a long, heartfelt sigh. "This is taking much longer than I'd thought."
"Success is never easy, Josie."
"I understand that. I really think if you'd let me tell her who I am, she'd listen to me better."
"No. That isn't possible. We have our rules, Josie. You agreed to abide by those rules when you accepted this mission."
"I know. But that was before I realized how hard

 
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