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had been camped inside the zone. Some fled at once; the rest needed only
a few warning shots to send them away. Other bands, looking like
legitimate prospecting parties, began to filter into the Badlands.
Zareff came to Rodney Maxwell?instead of Kurt Fawzi, the titular head of
the company, which was significant?to find out what policy regarding
them would be.

"Well, we have no right to keep them out, as long as they stay outside
our ten-mile radius," Conn's father said. "And[Pg 65] as we're the only
thing that even looks like law around here, I'd say we have an
obligation to give them protection. Have your boats investigate them; if
they're legitimate, tell them they can call on us for help if they need it."

Conn protested, privately.

"There's a lot of stuff around here, in small caches," he said.
"Equipment for guerrilla companies, in event of invasion. When work