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Karski laughed. "Oh, that's the Colonel's idea. Green and black were his
colors in the War, and he's in command of the regiment."

"Regiment? You need a whole regiment?" Conn asked.

"Well, it's two companies, each about the size of a regular army
platoon, but we have to call it a regiment so he can keep his old Rebel
Army rank."

"We could use a regiment, Conn," Tom Brangwyn said seriously. "You have
no idea how bad things have gotten.[Pg 31] Over on the east coast, the
outlaws are looting whole towns. About four months ago, they sacked
Waterville; burned the whole town and killed close to a hundred people.
That was Blackie Perales' gang."

"Who is this Blackie Perales? I heard the name mentioned in connection
with the /Harriet Barne/."