His synthetic voice became high-pitched and staccato. "Scriber was a good friend. We could build a two-wheel cart for Ja's rear; he'd be able to move around some. The hard part will be finding a pack for him. You know we're looking for other fragments; we may be able to patch something up. If not ... well, I have only four members. I will try to adopt him." As he spoke one head patted the wounded member. "I'm not sure it will work. Scriber was not a loose-souled person, not in any way a pilgrim. And right now, I don't match him at all." Johanna slumped back. Scarbutt wasn't responsible for everything that went wrong in the universe. "Woodcarver has excellent brood kenners. Maybe some other match can be found. But understand ... it's hard for adult members to remerge, especially non-talkers. Single fragments like Ja often die of their own accord; they just stop eating. Or sometimes.... Go down to the harbor sometime, look at the workers. You'll see some big packs there ... but with the minds of idiots. They can't hold together; the smallest problem and they run in all directions. That's how the unlucky repacks end...." Scarbutt's voice traded back and forth between two of his members,
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