The captain of the Second Team also said, "We’ve got a tough enough time as it is; we can’t take on these Educated Youth who will only drag us down."
The captain of the Third Team added, "Even though the Third Team is mostly women and children, we were already lagging behind the first and second teams. If you assign more people who can't do the work, how are we supposed to earn enough work points?"
In any case, the sentiment was clear: none of the three teams wanted them.
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