A box cutter made short work of the tape that secured the top row, and the figure moved the nearest container off the pallet and placed it on the floor. Three quick swipes of the blade opened it, and gloved hands lifted the flaps to reveal the contents.A small black light flickered to life, and the figure shined its beam into the interior of the box. After a few seconds, the figure moved to the next box on the top row and repeated the procedure.At the fifth box, the lamp beam froze on the contents. A symbol glowed in the eerie light, marking the side of one of the smaller containers inside.The figure removed the item from the carton and continued the search. Ten minutes later, five more boxes sat next to the one the figure had first removed, each identical to the naked eye.After pausing and listening to ensure that nobody was nearby, the figure wheeled a cart laden with other boxes, indistinguishable from the ones on the floor, to the pallet, and repacked the master cartons before placing them back onto the heap.
