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It took me a moment to understand. By then, the soldier had thrown our packs at our
feet and were half-way across the compound, carrying all our electrical equipment.
'. . . pending an investigation,' the colonel concluded. Turning, he summoned one of
the soldiers who had been attacking the Nuer up against the compound wall. 'Take them
to Bedouin Lodge,' he began. 'The investigation will be complete by morning. You are to
return to us then.'
I began to protest, but a single look from Andrew Allam stopped me. He was already
tramping across the courtyard, back to the gate. Not even Allam, it seemed, could wait one
more second to be rid of this place. Heaving my ransacked pack over my shoulder, I hur-
ried to follow.
