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’Ican’traisetheintensityanyfurtherorhe’llbegintosufferradiationdamage.’
’Iknow.’Dallasstaredattheenigmaticblot.’Ifwelosescanningcapabilitynowwewon’tknowwhatthehell’shappeninginsidehim.’
’I’llhandleit,sir,’thescienceofficerassuredhim.’IthinkIcancleanupthelens.It’sjustaquestionofsomeslightrepolishing.?’
’Butthat’llleaveusblind.’
Ashlookedapologetic.’Ican’tremovetheblotwithoutdismantlingthescanner.’
’Skipit,then.Aslongasitdoesn’tgrowtothepointwhereit
obscuresourvision.’
’Asyouwish,sir.’Ashturnedbacktohisreadouts.
Brettlookedconfused,soundedfrustrated.’Whathappensnow,huh?Wejustsitandwait?’
’No,’Dallasresponded,rememberingthathehadashiptoruninadditiontocaringforKane.?WesitAndwait,youtwogobacktowork..
