You must have a clearer phone line -- my copy is FULL of hashed text. Maybe I'll try downloading it again -- Baen makes that easy, once you've bought it.
Only a strong desire to know what's happening kept me plowing through. The story is great, and I love the story-telling device of making us see the plot through such very different eyes. I had to go back and re-read the beginning once I realized where we were. Somehow, I thought "George" was a non-Liaden story! LOL