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Cal looked for a way to wake her. A panel on the tank had one warm button under a cracked cover. He pressed it. The fog cleared, her eyes snapped open, and she gasped through the glass. 'How long?' she mouthed. Cal held up nineteen fingers, twice, and her face went pale.
Cal froze, unsure, and in those seconds the tally hit its target. Locks thumped shut around the bay. The fog rushed back into the tank, and the founder's eyes slid closed again. 'MOTION PASSED,' the screen said. The door sealed Cal inside with her, two sleepers now, and the ship went quietly on without them.
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