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“Saesture “Keep in mind I have no idea who these people are or why they are important, and we don’t have time for a who’s who Just tell us the ied and briefly explained the plan to use the co et a pulse out of it that’ll be hotter than a star for about three-quarters of a second It will melt that entire side of the ship in the process”

“Does he know that?” Naomi asked, incredulity in her voice

“He doesn’t care Whether it works on the Ring or not, we have to stop hiht now, and they’ll all die if he gets his way”

Holden sank down onto the edge of the gurney with a long exhale “Oh, we’re the least of the probleer than that”

Sa a question

“I’ve seen what this station does to threats,” Holden said “Miller showed me, when I was there All this slow zone stuff is non-lethal deterrent as far as it’s concerned If that big blue ball out there decides us monkeys are an actual threat, it will autoclave our solar systeuy,” Amos said

“And he was on the station?”

“Apparently,” A her hand on his arm This was the first she’d heard hi of guilt for not telling her before

“So them, the protomoleculethe star in any… infected solar systeo supernova That station has the power to blow up stars, Naomi

“If Ashford does this, it will kill every hu silence A Naomi stared up at hi his own

“Well,” Saonna let hiain?” Amos said frohosts and aliens,” Sam said in a tone of voice thatHolden’s story “But I’ve been sabotaging the laser upgrades Delaying the process while I build in short points Weaknesses that will blow every tih to explain away because of course the syste hunk of cobbled-together junk at this point anyway”