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Marina doesn’t say anything at first After a moment, she rests her head on my shoulder "I think we’re closer today than ere yesterday," she says

"I wish I knew for sure that co the satellite phone, willing it to ring

"You need to have faith," Marina replies "I’"

I try to trust in Marina’s words, but all I can think about are the practicalities I wonder if the flood of Loric energy from the Sanctuary hat screwed up our ride in the first place

Or uys?" Adam calls from beneath the ship "You better come take a look at this"

I hop down froed between the ear, a bent panel of the ship’s armored underbelly in the dirt at his feet

"Is that our proble the dislodged piece "And look at this"

Ada an intiine could probably fit under the hood of a pickup truck, but it’s a lotbuilt here on Earth Instead of pistons or gears, the engine co spheres They spin fitfully when Adaainst the exposed ends of some thick cables that run deeper into the ship

"See, the electrical syste the cables "That’s e still have soravity propulsion going These centrifugal rotors here?" He runs his hand over the overlapping spheres "They’re what gets us off the ground Thing is, they aren’t broken either"

"So you’re tellingover as I stare at the engine

"It should," Adam says, but then he waves his hand in some empty space between the rotors and the wires "Except you see that?"

"I have no idea what the hell I’ at, dude," I tell hi," he explains "It’s what transfers the energy generated by the engines to the rest of the ship"

"And you’re telling me it didn’t just fall out"

"Obviously not"