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 Meanwhile, on the bridge, the control center was bathed in red light while alarms and warnings sounded.  Blimpy frantically went from workstation to workstation, adjusting settings and responding to computer alerts while the turbulence outside increased exponentially. Meanwhile, on the bridge, the control center was bathed in red light while alarms and warnings sounded.  Blimpy frantically went from workstation to workstation, adjusting settings and responding to computer alerts while the turbulence outside increased exponentially.
  
-"Warning," the female computer voice annunciated throughout the bridge as it jostled about.  "Lethal radiation limits exceeded.  Evacuate all personnel immediately."+//"Warning,"// the female computer voice annunciated throughout the bridge as it jostled about.  //"Lethal radiation limits exceeded.  Evacuate all personnel immediately."//
  
 Unlike a humanoid standing on the floor of the bridge, Blimpy's magnetic drive units kept him stable as he levitated around the bridge while it shuddered about in the tempestuous magnetic eddies.  If anything, it was the jarring, random movements of the operating consoles that made accessing the controls difficult for him.  As the Republic maintained course into the Geodesic fold, the orange light of the star emanating from the monitor in front escalated to blinding levels.  The searing stellar energy enveloped the entire ship as it flew into the abyss just as the verteron beam's termination point reached the location, followed shortly thereafter by the powerful shockwave from the exploding space station.  By the time it had arrived, Republic nee Asgard was gone. Unlike a humanoid standing on the floor of the bridge, Blimpy's magnetic drive units kept him stable as he levitated around the bridge while it shuddered about in the tempestuous magnetic eddies.  If anything, it was the jarring, random movements of the operating consoles that made accessing the controls difficult for him.  As the Republic maintained course into the Geodesic fold, the orange light of the star emanating from the monitor in front escalated to blinding levels.  The searing stellar energy enveloped the entire ship as it flew into the abyss just as the verteron beam's termination point reached the location, followed shortly thereafter by the powerful shockwave from the exploding space station.  By the time it had arrived, Republic nee Asgard was gone.
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