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Chapter 14 - Martha Finally Left The Cleaning Cart
Martha retired at seventy.
The custodial staff held a small party.
She specifically banned generals from giving speeches.
Sam ignored the spirit of the rule by sending a recorded message.
Martha threatened to turn it off.
Everyone laughed.
Luis, now in uniform, attended.
So did I.
General Harland came without speaking.
He brought cake.
Martha received a framed photograph.
Not from Night Lantern.
It showed the custodial team standing together outside the event hall.
Martha in the center.
Gray uniform.
Hair in a bun.
Cleaning cart beside her.
She stared at it longer than any military photograph.
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“These are my people,” she said.
That told us what she valued.
