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That left Ship

The ship

And now, that TaoLini wo what she knows Tho After all, he was a Ceepee

Oakes turned back to his console and activated the holo of Tho

Thomas sat in the center of the room, a cell three meters square He faced the sensor A tall wo his head from side to side

"No time No time ’You must decide how you will WorShip,’ Ship says and the clue is in the sea I know it’s in the sea WorShi WorShip And there is no time, after all the eons and all these world no tiust

The kelp got to him, that’s for sure Maybe it’s just as well

He paced back to the plaz which screened the ocean view, and watched the dazzle of the welders and cutters play across the water

The kelp is a trade, he thought Thoone, we buy ourselves time and with time we buy a world Not a bad barter

He retraced his steps again and again, plaz to console, console to plaz Having that TaoLini wo would have to be done

Daain He should’ve double-talked her into Lab One instead of letting her go shipside Can’t the fool think for himself? Do I have to make every decision?

He knew Murdoch was up there in a power-scrie with Ferry, but they were Lewis’ people and it was Lewis’ business This whole fiasco was really Lewis’ fault

"Until they interfere with the Ceepee," he said aloud, pointing an affirer at his reflection in the plaz On the other side of the reflection, the quiet bay began to pick up the rhyth at the beach