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"We don’t know," Poe said, and handed it over to Dr Turner Teague hissed between her teeth Neither of theet it open"

Turning it over and over in his hands, Dr Turner squinted before lifting his glasses and taking an even closer look "Like a technological vault"

"Precisely" Poe continued to ignore Teague as she tapped one high-heeled foot Both men stared at the device "Whoever stored the information kne valuable it was"

Dr Turner whistled "Those won’t even coue’s thin patience ripped "Gerald, can you help us or not?"

"I’m afraid I can’t" A lie One he was happy to tell "I’ve only read about these, how much information can be stored on them Not how to access it There’s a USB port here, but if that’s what Poe’s been using--?" Dr Turner dropped his glasses back down on his nose to look at Poe, and Poe nodded "Then I have nothing more advanced to test it"

Lily’s arms snaked around my waist I looked down in surprise, and then realized she was about to lose her balance again I pulled her close enough to feel the rise and fall of her chest

"What about the university?" Teague asked "Wouldn’t they have more advanced equip" Dr Turner shook his head "We have to fight to get funding for our most basic needs Skrolls aren’t even in our orbit Probably won’t be for ten or fifteenthis close to infor able to access it" She walked to theto stare out at the water "We’ll just have to keep trying"

Dr Turner and Poe exchanged a look I didn’t understand The emotion that ith it was ue," Dr Turner said, "doing so stored on it Why don’t you let ue spun around and held out her hand "It doesn’t leave o "Where did you find it? That ht kind of software and such"

"Or give you a clue who to contact for leverage againstbetween them, the kind that spoke to the fact that they’d once been allies Teague wanted to tell him what she knew, and he wanted to hear it, but neither with the intention of helping the other

Slimier than a snake pit, and even ether" Dr Turner said

"Why would we do that, Gerald? We don’t want the sa" The warmth in her cheeks didn’t match the coldness of her smile

"That’s not always been the case It was different when Liam was here"

All hto soothe It did

"Liaue said, lifting her delicate shoulders "Always has been"

"I don’t think that’s the only reason Liaue could ask what he meant, Dr Turner continued "Maybe he left because he had inforue frowned

"Oh, and … his son is here, in Melass, either"

I tensed again under Lily’s hands I could feel her heart beating

"When did you see hiue asked, her expression full of reproach

"He was at et into specifics about exactly when

"And he knew nothing about the Infinityglass?" She assessed his reaction "You’re a human lie detector If you say he didn’t know, he didn’t"