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"Sit there," a controller says. And instantly you see how you can help. With only two hands, you can only operate a single wheel, but you're familiar with its function, and with the problem. Like the wireless communicator Dr. Sabbatine developed earlier in her career, the rift can operate across a number of wavelengths.

Wavelengths of what, you don't know. Probably the doctor doesn't even know. But you can hear the distortion and turn the wheel, and after several seconds of work, the static fades to a low background hum.

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