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“You’re stoned,” Tilly said, pulling her ar across the corridor to bu rationally What are you going to do even if Claire Mao is on this ship and has become some sort of terrorist? She blew up a ship Gonna hit her with your Bible?”

Anna pulled the taser halfway out of her pocket Tilly sucked in a whistling breath through her teeth “You stole that? Are you insane?” she asked in a loud whisper

“I’ in her blood having focused down to a fine point She felt like if she could stop this Claire person, she could save herself fronized this idea as utterly irrational, and gave in to its power anyway “I have to talk to her”

“You’re going to get killed,” Tilly said She looked like she“You told security You did your part Let it go You’re a minister, not a cop”

“I’ll need an EVA pack Do you knohere they keep those? Are they near the airlocks?”

“You’re insane,” Tilly said “I can’t be part of this”

“It’s okay,” Anna said “I’ll be back”

Chapter Twenty-Five: Holden

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aoain “Come in Please Please respond”

The silent radio felt like a threat Miller had paused, his face bleak and apologetic Holden wondered how many other people had looked at that exact expression on Miller’s face It seeo ords like There’s been an accident and The DNAIt didn’t matter

“Rocinante Nao,” Miller said “She could be just fine, but the co”

“Or o I have to get back to her”

Miller shook his head

“It’s a longer trip back out than it was getting here You can’t go as fast anyured out whatever needed figuring”

Or she’ll be dead, Miller didn’t say Holden wondered what it meant that the protomolecule could put Miller on its hand like a puppet and the detective could still be thoughtful enough to leave out the possibility that everyone on the Roci was gone