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- HOMER NARR2-PD/TRef@5455
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- When Peter and the others had all
- gathered at the cargo lock, Thatcher
- spoke to them. "It will be cold," he
- said. "Very cold. And none of you are
- adapted yet. Ants are used to such
- conditions, and one day all of you will
- be capable of walking through without
- concern. For now, you must wear
- protective gear. We can't let you use
- protective induction fields, and we will
- be forced to allow each pod to flood as
- soon as you're through. You'll be
- trapped until the crisis is over. You
- 'll also be safe. ENC does not have a
- sensor that can detect your presence
- through twenty meters of liquid methane,
- and the ship has already been purged of
- your chemical and electromagnetic
- presence, as well as all sensor and
- memory data. Once we are under way once
- more, we will release you. Stay in your
- protective gear, which will supply you
- with breathable air for several days,
- provided you conserve. Stay close
- together, too, since the coolant field
- will try to remove excess thermal
- energy. We're confident the field can
- redistribute the excess throughout the
- cargo mass in a way that will be
- undetectable, but if you stay close
- toegther, there will be less excess to
- give you away. Understand? Good. Peter
- knows the route."
-