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“The Lazy Goanna?”

“Our local tavern All he has to do is buy Bob a drink”

“Thanks,” Cable said “Mikeof a drink, I’ to pour myself a cup of coffee Do you want one before we continue the inspection? It’s a special Vietnahly recommend it”

“Don’t mind if I do,” Gulman said

Cable filled a tall cardboard cup and handed it to Gulman “Be careful It’s hot” He nodded to a cupholder next to the control panel “You can put it there to cool off if you need to”

“Appreciate it” Gulan to war about the heat Gulers

He crossed quickly to the cupholder and was about to place it in the receptacle when the cup seemed to leap out of his hand as if he had a sudden muscle spasm

Gulman could only watch in horror as the cup landed on the control panel and splashed stea coffee across the instrumentation

Alarhts flashed on a number of screens

Cable rushed over and looked like he was going to tear his hair out

“What did you do?” he yelled “Oh, no The fire suppression system was activated” He tapped furiously on one of the touch screens

“I’m sorry,” Gulman sputtered “I don’t knohat happened”

Cable calmed down and waved him off “It was an accident No worries”

“But—”

Gulman was interrupted by a man on one of the video screens He was covered in fire retardant foaineering control room