‘Send out a probe and let’s see
what we got.’
‘Wouldn’t that disturb their natural
habitat?’
‘Well, how else do you suggest
that we discover the source? Are you volunteering to go out there?’
‘No, but what if we destroy a new
species of life?’
‘Well, we won’t know until we’ve
tried.’
‘Can’t we get a little closer?’
‘We’re already risking the ship
in the depth that we’re at. Launch the probe now and let that take the risk.’
‘I still think that any disturbance-
‘
‘-may I remind you who’s funding
this expedition? Launch that probe now!’
The probe whooshed off into the
distance, its echo was quickly silenced. All ten eyes now fell upon the
engineer controlling it.
‘So what should I concentrate on
first?’
‘Let’s start with the visual scan.
Drive it to the centre of the anomaly and we can send it further once we’ve
gathered initial data.
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