“Those are supposed to power the ship, Vickie. We’ve been working on that thing for nearly five years. You can’t just go and steal our work for Millbury’s impulses.” “Relax. We’re not going to strip them out of your ship, Chuck. Your pet project is safe. The Asbrú will remain intact.” “Good, becau––” “We’re going to run the next test with the ship.” Charlie fell silent. They couldn’t be serious, could they? Taking hundreds of billions of dollars worth of research and work and turning it into a science experiment? It was folly. Madness. And just the sort of thing his quirky employer would do.
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