... opened the door ap-prehensively. It had been years since he had seen Dave, long years filledwith violence and change. Those years could change men, too. Tamthought, fearfully; they could make even ... better thanever, Dave."Dave Hawke laughed, a deep bass laugh that seemed to start at thesoles of his feet. "Couldn't very well look thin and wan," he said.He pushed a cigar ... fought with thepower of the atoms themselves, you clever Sharkies—and when the dustsettled, and cooled off, there weren't very many of you left. Lots of us—itwas your war, remember—but not...