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 He felt one of the other Grubs move in behind him, Wasner, he thought.  As they'd often practiced, Wasner quickly pulled his visor down for him and sealed it so Pavlo wouldn't have to take his hands off his controls.  They were almost to the Spaceport now. He felt one of the other Grubs move in behind him, Wasner, he thought.  As they'd often practiced, Wasner quickly pulled his visor down for him and sealed it so Pavlo wouldn't have to take his hands off his controls.  They were almost to the Spaceport now.
  
-Ahead of them Pavlo could see that the emergency lock was closed.  Flashing lights warned about the disaster on the other side, but instead of flames, he could see frost on the bulkhead windows.  What was that about?+Ahead of them Pavlo could see that the emergency lock was closed.  Flashing lights warned about the disaster on the other side, but instead of flames, he could see //frost// on the bulkhead windows.  What was that about?
  
 He slowed the truck.  Something was wrong about this, but what?  Then he saw the bulkhead starting to buckle outward. He slowed the truck.  Something was wrong about this, but what?  Then he saw the bulkhead starting to buckle outward.
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 The seam at the top of the bulkhead cracked like an eggshell, vapor under incredible pressure sprayed out of the crack and along the peak of the tunnel roof, and suddenly the top of the tunnel flashed into white-hot flame. The seam at the top of the bulkhead cracked like an eggshell, vapor under incredible pressure sprayed out of the crack and along the peak of the tunnel roof, and suddenly the top of the tunnel flashed into white-hot flame.
  
-The truck turned, too slowly, their suits were already charring, melting from the indirect heat, and Pavlo could see that even the rocks were burning.+The truck turned, too slowly, their suits were already charring, melting from the indirect heat, and Pavlo could see that even the //rocks// were burning.
  
 The tunnel flickered away.  The truck hovered in the middle of the simulator dome, the Grubs on the truck shaking their heads like sleepwalkers waking from a dream.   The tunnel flickered away.  The truck hovered in the middle of the simulator dome, the Grubs on the truck shaking their heads like sleepwalkers waking from a dream.  
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 The door cracked open, and Captain Fifield stepped trough.  She put her fists on her hips and looked them over disapprovingly.  "People, we don't even have a Spaceport yet, and one just killed you!  Spaceports mean fuel, cryogenic gases, and in this case, liquid oxygen.  Never approach the Spaceport along the side where the cryo tanks are buried."   The door cracked open, and Captain Fifield stepped trough.  She put her fists on her hips and looked them over disapprovingly.  "People, we don't even have a Spaceport yet, and one just killed you!  Spaceports mean fuel, cryogenic gases, and in this case, liquid oxygen.  Never approach the Spaceport along the side where the cryo tanks are buried."  
  
-She looked at Pavlo.  "That means left tunnel, Pavlo."  She clapped her hands twice.  "Let's run this one again people, and see how far you can get before you're killed next time!"+She looked at Pavlo.  "That means //left// tunnel, Pavlo."  She clapped her hands twice.  "Let's run this one again people, and see how far you can get before you're killed next time!"
  
 ==== Factory, Arachnid ==== ==== Factory, Arachnid ====
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 The woman looked a little pale.  "I'm sorry.  I've never been to a smelter before.  I was just curious." The woman looked a little pale.  "I'm sorry.  I've never been to a smelter before.  I was just curious."
  
-He turned his nose up.  "You know 'bout curiosity and dead cats and things like that.  You stay close to me, and you might get out of the building alive."  It was Ernie's opinion that such dire warnings discouraged uninvited repeat visits.  He marched rapidly on his rounds, as fast as his long legs would carry him, and the woman trotted to keep up.+He turned his nose up.  "You know 'bout curiosity and dead cats and things like that.  You stay close to me, and you //might// get out of the building alive."  It was Ernie's opinion that such dire warnings discouraged uninvited repeat visits.  He marched rapidly on his rounds, as fast as his long legs would carry him, and the woman trotted to keep up.
  
 "Now, Mr. Ngot, about my request." "Now, Mr. Ngot, about my request."
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 "And platinum," she said helpfully. "And platinum," she said helpfully.
  
-"Gold, silver, and platinum, to make jewelry for the consumer goods store."+"Gold, silver, and platinum, to make //jewelry// for the consumer goods store."
  
 She smiled hopefully.  "That's right." She smiled hopefully.  "That's right."
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 Carol launched rockets from her Spaceport all the time.  They did a countdown, the engines fired, the rocket climbed, and they never saw it again.  But this one was coming back, engines firing, and it was going to land, like a video of a launch played backwards, it was going to land on her launch pad. Carol launched rockets from her Spaceport all the time.  They did a countdown, the engines fired, the rocket climbed, and they never saw it again.  But this one was coming back, engines firing, and it was going to land, like a video of a launch played backwards, it was going to land on her launch pad.
  
-It was unnatural.  It was going to take some getting used to.  No, she thought as she headed down to the control room in the safety shelter.  She was never going to get used to it.+It was unnatural.  It was going to take some getting used to.  //No,// she thought as she headed down to the control room in the safety shelter.  She was //never// going to get used to it.
  
 ==== Storage Tanks, Common & Rare Metals ==== ==== Storage Tanks, Common & Rare Metals ====
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 Tank didn't flinch, but took two powerful steps closer, big guns at ready. Tank didn't flinch, but took two powerful steps closer, big guns at ready.
  
-A tall, dark shape moved out of the smoke.  A cape swirled, and small, sinister eyes peered at him from the depths of a hideous, perpetually sneering breathing mask.  It was Axen Moon, the Dark Elder himself!+A tall, dark shape moved out of the smoke.  A cape swirled, and small, sinister eyes peered at him from the depths of a hideous, perpetually sneering breathing mask.  //It was Axen Moon, the Dark Elder himself!//
  
 "So," boomed the Dark Elder, "the great Tank Steele.  We finally meet."  He wheezed behind the mask.  "For the last time!"  He pulled a huge pulse cannon from under his cape and aimed it squarely at Tank. "So," boomed the Dark Elder, "the great Tank Steele.  We finally meet."  He wheezed behind the mask.  "For the last time!"  He pulled a huge pulse cannon from under his cape and aimed it squarely at Tank.
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 Juno Steele shook his head, and let a long, heartfelt sigh escape from his lips.  He looked up from the inventory reports on his ClipCom, ran his fingers over his bald spot, then tapped the icon that initiated a manual backflush of Slurry Tank 4. Juno Steele shook his head, and let a long, heartfelt sigh escape from his lips.  He looked up from the inventory reports on his ClipCom, ran his fingers over his bald spot, then tapped the icon that initiated a manual backflush of Slurry Tank 4.
  
-He slumped back into his battered chair and sighed again.  Juno Steele did a lot of sighing.  "I have definitely got the most boring job in Plymouth."+He slumped back into his battered chair and sighed again.  Juno Steele did a lot of sighing.  "I have //definitely// got the most boring job in Plymouth."
  
 ==== Tokamak Fusion Reactor ==== ==== Tokamak Fusion Reactor ====
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 Mic sat on the far side of the corridor looking at him in horror.  Del looked back into the room, and saw the lower half of his body embedded in the aerogel. Mic sat on the far side of the corridor looking at him in horror.  Del looked back into the room, and saw the lower half of his body embedded in the aerogel.
  
-This is very embarrassing, he thought.+This is very //embarrassing//, he thought.
  
 He looked up at the man approaching from down the corridor, and put on his best brownnosing smile.  "Good evening, Professor Anthony!  What brings you out at this hour?" He looked up at the man approaching from down the corridor, and put on his best brownnosing smile.  "Good evening, Professor Anthony!  What brings you out at this hour?"
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