Gridlinked
“His voice was soft but incisive. 'You realize that if this object is impenetrable to scan, it may be impenetrable at close range to portable equipment?''There is that possibility, I agree…''I merely wish to ascertain that you are aware of the difficulties. It may be that the artefact will have to be… moved to the ship.'From under two kilometres of rock?Cam observed him, and his mouth twitched with repressed amusement.Cormac suddenly twigged. He nodded.'That can wait. There may be other evidence... down there we don't want to destroy… like whatever got the probe. Is that all?' They all nodded agreement. 'Let's go then.'The shuttle dropped into atmosphere with all the aerodynamics of a paving slab. Heat indicators stuttered up their scales, groping for the red areas, and screens showed a lambent glow along the front of the wing's surfaces. The deep droning of AG and the shuttle's turbines made speech almost impossible. Cormac was glad of his straps and hoped Cento remembered that his human cargo was not so durable as himself.MoreLess
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