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 "Indeterminate due to interference," the technician at the communications station explained.  "But I think all field personnel managed to activate their escape transceivers.  I'm not picking up any distress beacons." "Indeterminate due to interference," the technician at the communications station explained.  "But I think all field personnel managed to activate their escape transceivers.  I'm not picking up any distress beacons."
  
-Back on the command platform, the older first officer released a held breath.  "That was close," he stated the obvious.  "Should we circle back and attempt to remediate?"+Back on the command platform, the older first officer released a held breath.  "That was close," he stated the obvious.  "Should we circle back to Node 0001 and attempt to remediate?"
  
 "No," Daniels said firmly.  "THAT quantum reality is now compromised.  There's nothing more we can do there." "No," Daniels said firmly.  "THAT quantum reality is now compromised.  There's nothing more we can do there."
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 As for Forrest, the red glow from his cyber-enhanced left eye pulsated ominously, giving his partially-robotic facial implant the appearance of a Borg drone while his mechanical right arm dialed in a set of codes that transmitted over a digital subspace signal. As for Forrest, the red glow from his cyber-enhanced left eye pulsated ominously, giving his partially-robotic facial implant the appearance of a Borg drone while his mechanical right arm dialed in a set of codes that transmitted over a digital subspace signal.
  
-Above their heads, at about the same altitude as the Terran fleet, a shimmering green field shimmered briefly followed by the de-cloaking of a large, egg-shaped vessel a few kilometers long.  It was a design unlike any other starship, as it's hull was not metal, but a substance that closely resembled a brown, rough-hewn stone.  It's surface contained irregularly-shaped rings around the circumference, spaced at regular intervals, giving the impression of tree rings rather than superstructure.  From underneath each irregular "ring", a soft amber light glowed, signifying the existence of an unknown energy source just below the surface.+Above their heads, at about the same altitude as the Terran fleet, an emerald green energy field shimmered briefly followed by the de-cloaking of a large, egg-shaped vessel a few kilometers long.  It was a design unlike any other starship, as it's hull was not metal, but a substance that closely resembled a brown, rough-hewn stone.  It's surface contained irregularly-shaped rings around the circumference, spaced at regular intervals, giving the impression of tree rings rather than superstructure.  From underneath each irregular "ring", a soft amber light glowed, signifying the existence of an unknown energy source just below the surface.
  
 While alien to some, the egg-shaped ship was quite familiar to Will Riker, and as dawning recognition spread across his face, John Carter smiled with sweet vengeance. While alien to some, the egg-shaped ship was quite familiar to Will Riker, and as dawning recognition spread across his face, John Carter smiled with sweet vengeance.
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