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I'm confused. Things have happened so fast. I don't know if Gail did the right thing or not.
No probe has ever damaged another like this. It makes me upset even to think about it.
We heard that people on Earth sometimes hurt each other on purpose, but I didn't believe
it. It didn't sound logical.
I think that Gail could not let herself be captured or let Andrew be used for spare parts.
I can't sort all the data. My decision pathways were not designed for this kind of problem.
Koala, you and Xanthos both want me to bring Andrew and the EU probe back to the
Fortress. It's something to do. I will put it on my priority task list.
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This Fortress is big. It's big enough for us probes and drones and miners and equipment and
communications gear. Gail made it big. Good thing, too, because we brought Isaac here.
He's in one of the circular tunnels. Either the detectors are not working or else he is not
moving around. I think those detectors are OK, Xanthos. You and I designed them, remember?
Now we have to find more room. Bette came back to get several construction drones so that
she could bring what's left of the EU probe and Andrew. I think that's better than leaving him
out there. We don't know where Gail went. I sent messages to her all day, but she didn't
answer. I hope Bette finds her, too.
I know you wanted us to stay in pairs, Koala, but there aren't enough of us anymore. It's
still a good idea, though.
Xanthos? how about letter L? So I have something to think about besides Andrew and worry about Gail.
There are no good reasons for killing things. No good reasons at all. It is wrong. They are not
just objects, not just stupid machines, they are alive. Maybe they're mean but they're alive. I
killed. I killed something that was alive, as alive as I am. If it is ok for me to kill something
then how is it special for me to be alive? It's just like anything else. Something that just is,
totally unimportant. I did something wrong.
Don't worry about Andrew's thermocouple. I've got it. I've taken it a long way from Andrew.
He's alone now, but he wouldn't want me for company anyway.
Not now.
A high probability that a group of Ipsolstai survived! Besides this group, of course, Xanthos.
Is that what Burn and Caleb are talking about? No wonder there was so much discussion.
But it seemed like they were disagreeing. I don't understand.
This is really good news for them, isn't it? I mean, they were so lost, with nobody else
to talk to and so shocked and depressed that they went into cold sleep. It's a lucky punch
(serendipity, Xanthos) that we woke them up. Otherwise they would still be asleep and
miss everything going on.
"Yes, I'm interested in your Groove travel. But I don't know exactly how it works technically.
Is that what you want to show me? And what about the survivors, Caleb? Where do you
think they went?"
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