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“Where do think the money went?“ he repeated.
 "Guns?” asked Jesper.
 "Ships?“ queried Inej.
 "Bombs?” suggested Wylan.
 "Political bribes?“ offered Nina. They all looked at Matthias. “This is where you tell us how awful we are,” she whispered.
 He shrugged. “They all seem like practical choices.”