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Don’tbesodamnedadventurous.Oneofthesedaysit’sgoingtogetyouintotrouble.’
’I’llsettleforgettinginside.Look,we’vegottodosomething.Wecan’tjuststandaroundouthereandwaitforrevelationstomagicallyappearintheairabovetheship.’Kanefrownedathim.’Areyouseriouslysuggestingwedon’tgoinside?’
’No,no.Butthere’snoneedtorushit.’Headdressedthedistantscienceofficer.’Youstillreadingus,Ash?’
’Weakernowthatyou’reontopofthetransmitter,’camethereply.’There’ssomeunavoidableinterference.ButI’mstillonyouclear.’
’Okay.Idon’tseeanylightsorsignsoflife.Nomovementofanykindexceptthisdamndust.Useusforadistance-and-linefixandtryyoursensors.Seeifyoucanseeorfindanythingthatwecan’t.’
TherewasapausewhileAshhastenedtocomplywiththeorder.Theycontinuedtomarvelattheelegantlydistortedlinesoftheenormousvessel.
’I’vetriedeverything,’thescienceofficerfinallyreported.’We’renotequippedforthiskindofthing.TheNostromo’sacommercialtug,notanexplorationcraft.We’dneedalotofexpensivestuffwejustdon’tcarrytogetaproperreading.’
’So..whatcanyoutellme?’
’Nothingfromhere,sir.Ican’tgetanyresultsatall.It’sputtingoutsomuchpowerIcan’tgetanyacceptablereadingwhatsoever.Wejustdon’tcarrytherightinstrumentation.’
Dallastriedtoconcealhisdisappointmentfromtheothers.’Iunderstand.It’snotcrucialanyway.
