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“Yeah!” Turk said

“The six of us, here? We’re just the start,” Zil said

“Absolutely,” Hank agreed

“Zil’s crew,” Turk said

Zil waved that off modestly “I think maybe we should call ourselves the Human Crew”

THIRTY

13 HOURS, 38 MINUTES

CAINE HAD FALLEN asleep, exhausted, on the plant er’s couch He woke slowly Disoriented Not sure where he was He opened his eyes and everything around his of the office, seemed to vibrate

He rubbed his eyes and sat up

Soreeninside hilow

The h, like a clay model only half completed When Caine looked closer he could see er than a period, soar cube The mass of crystals was constantly inover each other

Caine closed his eyes When he opened theone

A hallucination Caine had gotten used to hallucinations

He got to his feet, but he was shaky He felt sick, like he had the flu or so His face was beaded with sweat His shirt was sticky on his skin

He needed to throw up, but there was nothing in his stomach