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Ripley’sconsoleflashed,litupwithunbelievablewords.INNERHATCHOPEN,OUTERHATCHCLOSED.Shestareddumblyatthelegend,notbelieving.Herinstrumentsconfirmedtheincrediblepronouncement.
Theirheavyburdensaggingbetweenthem,DallasandLambertstaggeredoutofthelockintothecorridorassoonastheinnerhatchhadswungasideenoughtogivethemclearance.Atthesametime,ParkerandBrettarrived.
Ashmovedtohelpwiththebody,waswavedbackbyDallas.’Stayclear.’TheysetKane’sbodydown,removedtheirhelmets.
Keepingarespectfuldistanceaway,Ashwalkedaroundthecrumpledformoftheexec,untilhecaughtsightofthethingonhishead.
’God,’hemurmured.
’Isitalive?’Parkerstudiedthealien,admiredthesymmetryofit.Thatdidnotmakeitappearlessloathsomeinhiseyes.
’Idon’tknow,butdon’ttouchit.’Lambertspokeassheslippedoffherboots.
’Don’tworryaboutthat.’Parkerleanedforward,tryingtomakeoutdetailsofthecreaturewhereitwascontactingKane.’What’sitdoingtohim?’
’Don’tknow.Let’stakehimtotheinfirmaryandfindout’
’Right,’agreedBrettreadily.’Youtwookay?’
Dallasnoddedslowly.’Yeah.Justtired.Ithasn’tmoved,butkeepaneyeonit.’
’Willdo.’Thetwoengineerstooktheburdenfromthefloor,slippingcarefullybeneathKane’sarms,Ashmovingtohelpasbesthecould..
