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“What have we got?” Alex said

“She’s er Do not approach Explosion hazard’ But then here’s ‘Low air,’ and ‘five’… shit, ‘four minutes’ ”

“Is it her?” Alex said, knowing there wasn’t an answer for that Even if the figure turned its face to thelare and the suit’s helmet if he’d have been able to identify Nao out of air and warning theain that it was a trap

But Alex thought that whoever it was, they sure ure “she” They ht not know, but they were both pretty certain The body of the Razorback felt suddenly claustrophobic Like the appearance of Naoht there where he could see her required h space to reach her Alex set the pinnace’s syste

“Where’s she going to go?” Bobbie asked

“Looks like she’s set to drift across into the path of the ship again,” Alex said “If it don’t hit her, ets her”

“Or atch her suffocate?” Bobbie said

“I can take the ship in,” Alex said

“And crisp her decelerating?”

“Well… yeah”

“Get your helh to carry into the back cabin “I’ in”

“That suit’s got enough thrust to do a fifty-klick flip-and-burn in under fourhis suit as he said it

“Nope,” Bobbie said, reaching for her helmet with one hand and a spare bottle of air with the other “But it’s got really good loves”

Alex checked his seals and got ready to open the Razorback to the void “Don’t see how that’s going to help”

The prime ure – Naoer Do not approach Explosion hazard Bobbie yelped, took a deep shuddering breath Her voice was coh the EVA suit’s radio now “God da time since I was on the juice This is some powerfully unpleasant shit”