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Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

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"Yes, by all means," he said. "If <strong>the</strong>re's any <strong>in</strong>telligencewe can learn for <strong>the</strong> war effort."Morg stood up, "Gentlemen, no time like <strong>the</strong> present."10:19pm. Sat. Jan. 21, 2384He really meant to get out of <strong>the</strong> lab early this even<strong>in</strong>g.He'd been <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> lab most of <strong>the</strong> last two weeks and <strong>the</strong> lastfew days Ava had been threaten<strong>in</strong>g to move out on him if hedidn't start pay<strong>in</strong>g more attention to her. He wished he couldget her <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> this. He really needed a m<strong>in</strong>d like hers tohelp him with it. He would ra<strong>the</strong>r she move out of his bedand work with him on this dur<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess hours. Hewondered how to tell her that <strong>in</strong> a way that would make her<strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> project and not hurt over <strong>the</strong> bodilyrejection. He thought of read<strong>in</strong>g 1 Cor<strong>in</strong>thians 7 to her, butshe wasn’t devout enough for scripture to impress her.It bo<strong>the</strong>red him. If she wasn’t us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>se condensates asan excuse to end <strong>the</strong>ir marriage she would have shortcut herduty to <strong>the</strong> capta<strong>in</strong> to help him decode <strong>the</strong>se signals. Now hewas th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g about ask<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> capta<strong>in</strong> to assign her to it.The beam<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> impactors had been <strong>in</strong>conclusive.They were certa<strong>in</strong>ly transferr<strong>in</strong>g less quantum <strong>in</strong>fo than <strong>the</strong>irbrethren who were not on collision courses with some body<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sol system, but <strong>the</strong>re were still condensates on <strong>the</strong>mand <strong>the</strong>y were undergo<strong>in</strong>g state changes. Non-impact<strong>in</strong>g halo150

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