Chapter_NN1 Twenty-Seven_CRD :_PUN Elvi_NP0 
The_AT0 Rocinante_NP0 had_VHD come_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 Adro_NP0 gate_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 gate_NN1 had_VHD lit_VVN up_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 radio_NN1 and_CJC X-ray_NN1 bonfire_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Elvi_NP0 knew_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 game_NN1 had_VHD changed_VVN ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 known_VVN what_DTQ it_PNP had_VHD changed_VVN into_PRP or_CJC what_DTQ the_AT0 consequences_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 change_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI ,_PUN but_CJC without_PRP doubt_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 ways_NN2 she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN operating_VVG were_VBD the_AT0 old_AJ0 ways_NN2 now_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 immediate_AJ0 response_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Falcon_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN barely_AV0 restrained_AJ0 panic_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 enemy_NN1 gunship_NN1 was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 system_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Falcon_NN1 was_VBD far_AV0 from_PRP defenseless_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC were_VBD they_PNP going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP a_AT0 battle_NN1 ?_SENT Had_VHD the_AT0 underground_AV0 come_VVN to_TO0 drop_VVI nukes_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 BFE_NN1 the_AT0 way_NN1 they_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 construction_NN1 platforms_NN2 ?_SENT What_DTQ had_VHD they_PNP done_VDN to_TO0 change_VVI the_AT0 ring_NN1 gate_NN1 ?_SENT Elvi_NP0 led_VVD by_PRP example_NN1 at_PRP first_ORD ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 panic_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP gave_VVD everyone_PNI else_AV0 permission_NN1 not_XX0 to_TO0 panic_VVI either_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 the_AT0 first_ORD tightbeam_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Roci_NP0 arrived_VVD ,_PUN Naomi_NP0 brought_VVD her_PNP up_AVP to_PRP speed_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Elvi_NP0 had_VHD some_DT0 decisions_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 first_ORD job_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 one_PNI that_CJT would_VM0 shape_VVI what_DTQ came_VVD after_PRP ,_PUN was_VBD talking_VVG to_PRP Harshaan_NP0 Lee_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 younger_AJC man_NN1 floated_VVD in_PRP her_DPS office_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS ankles_NN2 crossed_VVD and_CJC his_DPS arms_NN2 held_VVN behind_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT opened_VVD his_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP listened_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 calm_AJ0 focus_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 researcher_NN1 taking_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 body_NN1 of_PRF information_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 this_DT0 was_VBD information_NN1 that_DT0 reframed_VVN his_DPS own_DT0 life_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS prospects_NN2 for_PRP survival_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 apologize_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Admiral_NP0 Trejo_NP0 knows_VVZ very_AV0 well_AV0 how_AVQ I_PNP feel_VVB about_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 political_AJ0 and_CJC military_AJ0 wrangling_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 existential_AJ0 alien_AJ0 threat_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP finds_VVZ out_AVP ..._PUN When_CJS he_PNP finds_VVZ out_AVP about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN he_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI surprised_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI happy_AJ0 either_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Dr._NP0 Lee_NP0 let_VVD a_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN slow_AJ0 breath_NN1 out_AVP from_PRP between_PRP his_DPS teeth_NN2 ,_PUN half_DT0 sigh_NN1 and_CJC half_DT0 deflation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP see_VVB that_CJT he_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP 'd_VM0 like_VVI ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 incarcerate_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ When_AVQ this_DT0 all_DT0 comes_VVZ out_AVP ,_PUN you_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 honestly_AV0 say_VVI you_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI anything_PNI about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Lee_NP0 was_VBD silent_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS gaze_NN1 shifting_VVG as_CJS he_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT Elvi_NP0 admired_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS intelligence_NN1 and_CJC professionalism_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ he_PNP 'd_VM0 say_VVI or_CJC do_VDI ,_PUN but_CJC if_CJS she_PNP did_VDD need_VVI to_TO0 start_VVI moving_VVG down_AVP her_DPS chain_NN1 of_PRF command_NN1 until_CJS she_PNP found_VVD someone_PNI who_PNQ 'd_VM0 toe_VVI her_DPS line_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN difficult_AJ0 day_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS he_PNP spoke_VVD ,_PUN his_DPS voice_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 mixture_NN1 of_PRF resignation_NN1 and_CJC amusement_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP am_VBB an_AT0 officer_NN1 of_PRF Laconia_NP0 and_CJC a_AT0 patriot_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP are_VBB my_DPS commander_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 directorate_NN1 in_PRP which_DTQ I_PNP serve_VVB ._SENT Your_DPS collaboration_NN1 is_VBZ unorthodox_AJ0 ._SENT After_PRP San_NP0 Esteban_NP0 ,_PUN unorthodox_AJ0 may_VM0 be_VBI necessary_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP understand_VVB your_DPS rationale_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP may_VM0 rely_VVI upon_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC Harshaan_NP0 ?_SENT I_PNP have_VHB access_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 comms_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP have_VHB monitors_NN2 on_PRP them_PNP not_XX0 even_AV0 the_AT0 comms_NN2 officers_NN2 know_VVB about_AVP ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 fuck_VVI with_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB here_AV0 to_TO0 win_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Very_AV0 much_AV0 understood_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
With_PRP his_DPS support_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 crew_NN1 shifted_VVN from_PRP fear_NN1 to_PRP confusion_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI thought_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD some_DT0 real_AJ0 advantages_NN2 to_PRP working_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 system_NN1 that_CJT treated_VVD chain_NN1 of_PRF command_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 almost_AV0 religious_AJ0 zeal_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP least_AV0 when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 one_PNI with_PRP the_AT0 authority_NN1 ._SENT 
Communication_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 gate_NN1 had_VHD always_AV0 been_VBN spotty_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP Sol_NP0 system_NN1 or_CJC Laconia_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC increasingly_AV0 in_PRP more_DT0 developed_AJ0 colonies_NN2 like_PRP Auberon_NP0 and_CJC Bara_NP0 Gaon_NP0 —_PUN repeaters_NN2 were_VBD plentiful_AJ0 enough_AV0 for_PRP robust_AJ0 routing_NN1 solutions_NN2 ._SENT If_CJS one_PNI failed_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 others_NN2 would_VM0 notice_VVI and_CJC track_VVI their_DPS signals_NN2 around_PRP it_PNP ._SENT In_PRP Adro_NP0 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 single_AJ0 thread_NN1 of_PRF repeaters_NN2 that_CJT the_AT0 Falcon_NN1 itself_PNX had_VHD dropped_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 out_AVP and_CJC the_AT0 one_PNI at_PRP the_AT0 ring_NN1 gate_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 underground_NN1 or_CJC pirates_NN2 or_CJC vandals_NN2 occasionally_AV0 destroyed_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 new_AJ0 flood_NN1 of_PRF radio_NN1 pouring_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 ring_NN1 gates_NN2 acted_VVN like_PRP a_AT0 signal_NN1 jammer_NN1 and_CJC made_VVD the_AT0 system_NN1 even_AV0 less_AV0 reliable_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC slowly_AV0 ,_PUN during_PRP periods_NN2 of_PRF low_AJ0 activity_NN1 and_CJC on_PRP frequencies_NN2 the_AT0 ring_NN1 's_POS new_AJ0 activity_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO0 ignore_VVI ,_PUN a_AT0 deeper_AJC picture_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ had_VHD happened_VVN began_VVD to_TO0 reveal_VVI itself_PNX to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 the_AT0 Rocinante_NP0 arrived_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD as_AV0 clear_VVI an_AT0 understanding_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 new_AJ0 status_NN1 quo_NN1 as_PRP anyone_PNI except_CJS possibly_AV0 Ochida_NP0 and_CJC Trejo_NP0 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS that_DT0 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 plan_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC getting_VVG Dr._NP0 Lee_NP0 on_PRP board_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN more_AV0 straightforward_AJ0 than_CJS the_AT0 risks_NN2 she_PNP needed_VVD the_AT0 Rocinante_NN1 to_TO0 shoulder_VVI ._SENT 
She_PNP waited_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 airlock_NN1 with_PRP Fayez_NP0 and_CJC Cara_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI invited_VVN Dr._NP0 Lee_NP0 and_CJC Xan_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI coming_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 briefing_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD n't_XX0 enough_DT0 space_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS lab_NN1 for_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT She_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 anxiety_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS chest_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 spring_NN1 wound_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 quarter_NN1 turn_NN1 too_AV0 tightly_AV0 ._SENT Floating_VVG beside_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN Cara_NP0 fidgeted_VVD ,_PUN clasping_VVG and_CJC unclasping_VVG her_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT Wringing_VVG them_PNP ._SENT Elvi_NP0 had_VHD always_AV0 thought_VVN that_CJT was_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 figure_NN1 of_PRF speech_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Still_AV0 time_NN1 to_TO0 back_VVI out_AVP of_PRF this_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fayez_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AV0 there_EX0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ No._NN1 You_PNP 're_VBB right_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 airlock_NN1 's_POS outer_AJ0 door_NN1 cycled_VVD closed_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 soft_AJ0 click_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 inner_AJ0 door_NN1 's_POS bolts_NN2 came_VVD free_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 door_NN1 slid_VVD open_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP were_VBD there_AV0 ._SENT 
Naomi_NP0 looked_VVD very_AV0 different_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 Elvi_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN her_PNP in_PRP person_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 'd_VHD both_AV0 been_VBN much_AV0 younger_AJC then_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP remembered_VVD Naomi_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 soft_AJ0 ,_PUN almost_AV0 retiring_AJ0 presence_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD the_AT0 habit_NN1 of_PRF hiding_VVG behind_PRP the_AT0 spill_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS own_DT0 dark_NN1 ,_PUN curling_VVG hair_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 woman_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS airlock_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 harder_AJC face_NN1 ,_PUN hair_NN1 the_AT0 white_NN1 of_PRF snowfall_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC nothing_PNI reticent_AJ0 about_PRP her_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 cameras_NN2 did_VDD a_AT0 great_AJ0 deal_NN1 to_TO0 disguise_VVI the_AT0 gravity_NN1 with_PRP which_DTQ she_PNP held_VVD herself_PNX ._SENT Somehow_AV0 ,_PUN across_PRP the_AT0 reach_NN1 of_PRF decades_NN2 ,_PUN Naomi_NP0 Nagata_NP0 had_VHD become_VVN the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF person_NN1 Elvi_NP0 could_VM0 imagine_VVI sitting_VVG across_PRP a_AT0 table_NN1 from_PRP Anton_NP0 Trejo_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP wondered_VVD if_CJS Trejo_NP0 knew_VVD that_DT0 ._SENT 
James_NP0 Holden_NP0 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 hand_NN1 ,_PUN looked_VVD exactly_AV0 like_PRP himself_PNX ,_PUN but_CJC older_AJC ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN him_PNP much_AV0 more_AV0 recently_AV0 on_PRP Laconia_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN time_NN1 to_TO0 adjust_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 vague_AJ0 ,_PUN bemused_AJ0 look_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Naomi_NP0 ,_PUN Jim_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ good_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI you_PNP again_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 beside_PRP them_PNP gave_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 friendly_AJ0 smile_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP might_VM0 only_AV0 have_VHI imagined_VVN Cara_NP0 's_POS near-silent_AJ0 gasp_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC Amos_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD heard_VVN you_PNP changed_VVD like_PRP Cara_NP0 and_CJC Xan_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP would_VM0 really_AV0 love_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI a_AT0 few_DT0 medical_AJ0 scans_NN2 while_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS that_DT0 's_VBZ all_AV0 right_AJ0 with_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS it_PNP helps_VVZ ,_PUN Doc_NN1 ._SENT Hey_ITJ ,_PUN Sparkles_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP were_VBD all_AV0 silent_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT Criminals_NN2 and_CJC conspirators_NN2 tasked_VVN with_PRP saving_VVG humanity_NN1 from_PRP itself_PNX and_CJC the_AT0 enemies_NN2 bent_VVD on_PRP its_DPS destruction_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fayez_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ just_AV0 awkward_AJ0 as_PRP hell_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Please_AV0 come_VVB in_AVP ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB had_VHN a_AT0 little_AJ0 welcoming_AJ0 party_NN1 set_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 lot_NN1 we_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 talk_VVI about_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS they_PNP passed_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 ship_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 crew_NN1 was_VBD careful_AJ0 not_XX0 to_TO0 notice_VVI them_PNP ._SENT Elvi_NP0 tried_VVD to_TO0 imagine_VVI what_DTQ she_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI felt_VVN in_PRP their_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 enemy_NN1 welcomed_VVN into_PRP their_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP wondered_VVD how_AVQ many_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP guessed_VVD that_CJT Teresa_NP0 Duarte_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 ship_NN1 they_PNP were_VBD linked_VVN to_PRP ._SENT If_CJS she_PNP 'd_VHD tried_VVN to_TO0 design_VVI a_AT0 pressure_NN1 test_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI whether_CJS her_DPS people_NN0 would_VM0 rat_VVB her_PNP out_AVP to_PRP Trejo_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI done_VDN better_AV0 than_CJS this_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP hoped_VVD that_CJT none_PNI of_PRF them_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 back_NN1 channel_VVB out_AVP that_CJT she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI about_AVP ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP did_VDD ..._PUN Well_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 interesting_AJ0 problem_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP reached_VVD the_AT0 lab_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP ushered_VVD them_PNP all_DT0 in_AVP like_CJS she_PNP was_VBD back_AVP in_PRP college_NN1 and_CJC hosting_VVG a_AT0 party_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS dorm_NN1 room_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP went_VVD in_PRP last_ORD ,_PUN closing_VVG the_AT0 door_NN1 behind_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Welcome_VVB to_PRP my_DPS little_AJ0 world_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN gesturing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 lab_NN1 ._SENT 
Naomi_NP0 grabbed_VVD a_AT0 handhold_NN1 ,_PUN stopped_VVD herself_PNX ,_PUN and_CJC looked_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 space_NN1 ,_PUN approving_VVG ._SENT Elvi_NP0 had_VHD become_VVN so_AV0 used_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 half_DT0 dozen_CRD multifunction_NN1 workstations_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 heavy_AJ0 air_NN1 scrubber_NN1 built_VVN to_TO0 capture_VVI dangerous_AJ0 chemicals_NN2 and_CJC put_VVB out_AVP any_DT0 fires_NN2 ,_PUN that_DT0 having_VHG new_AJ0 people_NN0 looking_VVG at_PRP it_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 reminder_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD there_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD all_AV0 become_VVN as_CJS familiar_AJ0 as_CJS her_DPS own_DT0 body_NN1 and_CJC as_AV0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 take_VVI for_PRP granted_VVN ._SENT Most_DT0 of_PRF what_DTQ the_AT0 Falcon_NN1 was_VBD doing_VDG in_PRP Adro_NP0 was_VBD medical_AJ0 scans_NN2 of_PRF Cara_NP0 and_CJC geological_AJ0 scans_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 diamond_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 ship_NN1 was_VBD built_VVN for_PRP everything_PNI from_PRP electron_NN1 microscopy_NN1 to_PRP vivisection_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ lovely_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jim_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP almost_AV0 seemed_VVD genuine_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 quite_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 fucking_AJ0 prison_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ mine_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP grimaced_VVD when_CJS she_PNP realized_VVD she_PNP 'd_VHD just_AV0 claimed_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI locked_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 prison_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD spent_VVN the_AT0 previous_AJ0 few_DT0 years_NN2 being_VBG tortured_VVN in_PRP an_AT0 actual_AJ0 prison_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 look_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 change_VVI ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP noticed_VVD her_DPS gaffe_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 grace_NN1 to_TO0 ignore_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 we_PNP put_VVB you_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 hard_AJ0 position_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Naomi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB taking_VVG a_AT0 risk_NN1 letting_VVG us_PNP come_VVI here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Elvi_NP0 made_VVD a_AT0 shooing_AJ0 motion_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS left_AJ0 hand_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP pulled_VVD a_AT0 display_NN1 onto_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 screen_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS right_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP do_VDB what_DTQ you_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 when_CJS the_AT0 universe_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP fire_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Naomi_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ On_PRP fire_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ actually_AV0 a_AT0 really_AV0 interesting_AJ0 question_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB about_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 event_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN running_VVG dark_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Naomi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 only_AJ0 things_NN2 we_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN we_PNP heard_VVD from_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP were_VBD part_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN whatever_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP pulled_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 ring_NN1 gate_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS new_AJ0 ,_PUN bright_AJ0 form_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 cascade_NN1 of_PRF analytic_AJ0 data_NN0 spilled_VVD out_AVP in_PRP columns_NN2 beside_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP were_VBD part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 trigger_NN1 anyway_AV0 ._SENT Most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 direct_AJ0 data_NN0 I_PNP have_VHB is_VBZ from_PRP Colonel_NP0 Tanaka_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ keeps_VVZ trying_VVG to_TO0 kill_VVI us_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 same_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fayez_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN doing_VDG field_NN1 reports_NN2 and_CJC sending_VVG us_PNP the_AT0 raw_AJ0 data_NN0 while_CJS you_PNP were_VBD on_PRP your_DPS way_NN1 here_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD scanners_NN2 doing_VDG live_AJ0 sweeps_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 slow_AJ0 zone_NN1 looking_VVG for_PRP traces_NN2 of_PRF your_DPS passage_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 shit_NN1 hit_VVD the_AT0 fan_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC she_PNP was_VBD even_AV0 watching_VVG the_AT0 turd_NN1 in_PRP question_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Elvi_NP0 gestured_VVD and_CJC the_AT0 screen_NN1 shifted_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 familiar_AJ0 bubble_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ring_NN1 space_NN1 with_PRP its_DPS hundreds_CRD of_PRF gates_NN2 equally_AV0 spaced_VVN along_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP zoomed_VVD in_AVP on_PRP one_PNI that_CJT was_VBD at_PRP an_AT0 oblique_AJ0 angle_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 telescope_NN1 capturing_VVG the_AT0 image_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 circle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 gate_NN1 bent_VVN by_PRP perspective_NN1 into_PRP an_AT0 oval_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 glimmer_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 shone_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ring_NN1 gate_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 firefly_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 drive_NN1 plume_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 ship_NN1 braking_NN1 before_CJS it_PNP passed_VVD through_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sol_NP0 gate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Still_AV0 almost_AV0 half_DT0 the_AT0 traffic_NN1 in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 ring_NN1 space_NN1 goes_VVZ through_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF other_AJ0 traffic_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Naomi_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN grimly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Including_PRP us_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Elvi_NP0 shifted_VVD her_DPS hand_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 glimmer_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 gate_NN1 slowed_VVD ._SENT A_AT0 readout_NN1 said_VVD they_PNP were_VBD watching_VVG it_PNP several_DT0 thousand_CRD times_NN2 slower_AJC than_CJS it_PNP had_VHD actually_AV0 happened_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 feed_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 choppy_AJ0 ._SENT Jim_NP0 crossed_VVD his_DPS arms_NN2 ,_PUN scowling_VVG ._SENT Amos_NP0 and_CJC Cara_NP0 watched_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 matching_AJ0 interest_NN1 and_CJC stillness_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 glimmer_NN1 grew_VVD brighter_AJC ,_PUN until_CJS it_PNP was_VBD pure_AJ0 white_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 screen_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 colony_NN1 ship_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN her_DPS words_NN2 fast_AV0 ,_PUN staccato_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC anxious_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP attempted_VVD transit_NN1 a_AT0 few_DT0 seconds_NN2 after_PRP Tanaka_NP0 's_POS ship_NN1 came_VVD in_AVP ._SENT We_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ many_DT0 other_AJ0 transits_NN2 had_VHD happened_VVN before_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 matter_VVI ._SENT Enough_AV0 to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 threshold_NN1 up_AVP over_PRP safety_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 glow_NN1 brightened_VVD ..._PUN and_CJC it_PNP died_VVD ._SENT Elvi_NP0 felt_VVD a_AT0 sting_NN1 of_PRF excitement_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC only_AV0 because_CJS she_PNP already_AV0 knew_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 lives_NN2 she_PNP was_VBD watching_VVG end_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD n't_XX0 ._SENT Somehow_AV0 they_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN saved_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 drive_NN1 plume_NN1 returned_VVD ,_PUN coalescing_VVG inside_PRP the_AT0 ring_NN1 space_NN1 like_PRP the_AT0 ship_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN its_DPS passage_NN1 after_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS it_PNP had_VHD clearly_AV0 vanished_VVN just_AV0 moments_NN2 before_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ the_AT0 fuck_NN1 was_VBD that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Naomi_NP0 murmured_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 ship_NN1 went_VVD dutchman_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 came_VVD back_AVP ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ just_AV0 the_AT0 pregame_NN1 show_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Elvi_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Watch_VVB how_AVQ much_DT0 the_AT0 ring_NN1 entities_NN2 liked_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 slow_AJ0 zone_NN1 bubbled_VVD ,_PUN brightened_VVD ,_PUN roiled_AJ0 ._SENT Elvi_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN that_DT0 before_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 Falcon_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT0 only_AJ0 ship_NN1 to_TO0 survive_VVI the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 this_DT0 had_VHD happened_VVN ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP spoke_VVD ,_PUN her_DPS voice_NN1 was_VBD tighter_AJC and_CJC higher_AJC ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ what_DTQ we_PNP saw_VVD when_CJS we_PNP lost_VVD Medina_NP0 Station_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 direct_AJ0 intrusion_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 ring_NN1 space_NN1 's_POS barriers_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP killed_VVD Medina_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP killed_VVD the_AT0 Typhoon_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
