Peoplemeasured right and wrong, typically, as a function of whose ox was being gored, and when. They sincerely believe that any distinction between peoples is arbitrary and thereforeillegitimate. They expect us to make theappearance of doing something. The only objective measure he had to go bywas that the karez was, however gently, ascending.
Eventually, one of Sada's people had found him and offeredhim a job—with a raise, no less, and protection from the Coalition forces searching for him—workingfor some of the infidels. Stop him here; stop him en route; or stop him below. He'd said something about going back for the commodore. For example, if one of them puts outsomething in favor of women's rights, or gay rights, that would be considered sufficient to make themactive targets.
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