M'tak Ka'fek (The T'aafhal Inheritance) - Plot & Excerpts
called Lt. McKennitt from the flight deck of the shuttle. Making contact with the station Trader took nearly a week, and arranging to land a party on the station another. Eventually a rough understanding was reached and the Earthlings, along with their untrustworthy partners, boarded the larger of the two Earth built shuttles to make the short passage from the M'tak Ka'fek to the gigantic spinning ring.“Very good, Lieutenant,” Jack replied. “Slow and steady, and keep an eye peeled for a trap.” “Aye, Sir. Slow and steady it is.” The shuttle edged up to what appeared to be a vertical wall eight kilometers high.“Will you look at that,” said JT from the copilot's seat, impressed in spite of himself. From a distance, the rim of the station looked thin compared with its width. Up close things looked different. “I suppose we are headed for that small rectangle?” A third of the way up from its rounded bottom edge the mostly featureless expanse of wall contained an opening.
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