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“When did I text you?” he asked

“A few o”

Max raised his eyebrows “I

could have sworn it was a half hour ago”

“That ”

“I do indeed The Portland”

“What about it?” Juan asked

“You said it’s identical to the Oregon, right?”

“From what I saw of it, it looks like an exact copy Of course, Tate doesn’t have our taste in décor, but functionally I’d guess it’s the same Same op center, same moon pool, saun, that is Remember, we added that later”

“Which ines are probably identical, too,” Max said

Juan shrugged “I can’t see Tate ined He doesn’t have that kind of engineering kno or creativity What are you getting at?”

“The engines on the Oregon are unique Or they used to be Now, there’s one other ship in the world that has the saines that we do Listen to this”

Max played a file that sounded like a laser battle froing back and forth in rapid succession

“Is that from the trailer of the latest Star Wars movie?” Juan asked

Max shook his head “What you heard was recorded fro bolts generate electronetic pulses in the atmosphere that travel from the North Pole to the South Pole and back The sound is what you get when you convert the light signals to auditory signals They’re called whistler waves They’re also found in the electronetic containment chambers of nuclear reactors”