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”That was the worry, wasn’t it?“How many black marks?” Nina said. The chunks appeared to be mostly water ice, though Poole speculated it was a particular high-pressure form. ”His eyes narrowed. ”“We can’t go on,” Miriam agreed.

So we—”“Weaponized it,” Ria said. You come back here with me. Miriam transferred her samples to cold stores, and ran some of them through a small onboard science package. In one form or another, this place has always served as the city’s train station.