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“Huh,” Juarez said

The i backup elevator slammed into the stationary h tolike a bell

“Well,” Cass said

Corin leaned out over the edge of the platforh the vacuum

A few seconds later, Naomi’s head popped back out of the open access panel She looked up at them and waved “Did that work?”

Holden found that he wasn’t too drained to feel relief “I think so”

“The arht be okay But at that speed, whatever’s inside it is probably a liquid now”

Naomi walked across the elevator bulkhead and then stepped over and down onto their platforetic voice

“No,” Juarez said, waving his hands in a gesture of surrender “You just keep doing your thing Warn me if I’m in the way”

“Doesn’t solve our door probley

Because he couldn’t kiss her in an environed her to his side “I’ the ‘about to be ripped to pieces’ problem”

Corin, who’d turned to look at the airlock when Naomi mentioned it, said, “Open sesame,” and the outer airlock door slid open

“Holy shit,” Holden said “Did you just ,” Corin replied

“Did you do that?” Holden said, turning to Naomi

“Nope”

“Then we should be careful” Holden handed his rifle and his reazines to Juarez, then drew his sidearm “Juarez, when the inner door opens, you have the point”