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The warp bubble slid to a stop in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows on either side of the Gate. Keli could see the lush green grass outside as a rippling smear of green and the sky as a blurry field of blue. She could also make out the distorted image of the man who stood behind the control console.
The bubble popped.
Keli stood before the triangular SlipGate in her sleeveless white dress, effecting an air of regality. “Dr. Siroc,” she said, stepping forward. “I didn't expect you to come down to meet me.”
The good doctor wore a high-collared white shirt and a pair of glasses. His pale face was marked by rosy cheeks and wrinkles across his forehead, and his white hair was getting a little thin on top. “You always come to visit him, Ms. Armana,” he said. “You're the only one who doe
