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enthusiasm was slightly overdoing it, however.“Got anything worth reporting in the other rooms?” Daleworth asked.“Strange boxes, ma'am. Nothing but all these weird boxes. ey're kind of likethe stone cylinders here. Couldn't see any way to open 'em, and the scanners saidthere could be some equipment in there, but couldn't tell what it was. Some weirdmainery, probably. Not mu that we could see were exactly openly shown —all we could see were boxes and cubes of stone. But one of the rooms had somesort of a giant glass sphere, too.”“Right. Merlin's crystall ball, probably”, Dr. Grovepath muered. e conclusionhad been far too obvious.“Anything that might have helped us to comprehend what the hell this placeis used for, or could tell where it came from?”“Not that we could spot, ma'am. Same sort of banners as you can see in thisroom, ma'am.”“All right.” Daleworth flied annels. “Beta and Gamma, return to the exteriourand prepare to return to the shule. Alpha Squad, prepare for EVA. I'mreturning to the shule with the doctor. Let's see what's below.”e M– shule bridge and command room was at least pressurised duringthe journey, and was quite spacious, having far enough space for Daleworth anda few other officers to make strategic decisions.“Major Plaerman is trying to rea you, lieutenant”, nd Lieutenant Fordsaid.“Pat him through, Ford.” e major's picture appeared on the display on theside of the command room. “Major, sir”, Daleworth said.“Good job so far, Daleworth”, Plaerman said. “And good to finally meet you,Doctor Grovepath. I am Major William Plaerman.”“I have heard of you, Major. I used to work with your predecessor and hispredecessor.”“Who?”“Captain Underwood and Major Rankin, of the Roetry and Space ResearCentre.”“I see.” Plaerman sighed. “I am aware of your situation. is is hardly thetime to discuss it in detail, doctor. I believe you want your security clearanceba?”“No, I don't want my security clearance. I — on the behalf of my entire department,he, the entire faculty — want free access to your unclassified material, theway it was before.”“But I take it the University already has access to—”“If you take a look at the policies currently in place”, Dr. Grovepath said, “you'd