“With what?”

“I, uh, I lost the ladder,” AldaÑ—r said.

“What do you mean you…”

“I’m in zero G,” AldaÑ—r said, wincing, “trying to get my bearings.”

“Backup is in S6,” Gazynzi said, “entering R6. I want you to get yourself out of R6.”

“But I can still-”

“That’s an order,” Gazynzi said, “I’ll have one of the others guide you back to the ladder.”

Aldaїr looked back toward the inner ring. Sure enough, a few more tiny lights were beginning to move away from it, coming down the spoke shaft. But there was no way he was following that order. Not when he was so close. Even Hirjłi had disobeyed orders duri...

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