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The sun rose in the rainy sky the next morning, but the rain did not stop.
Keltie picked herself off the floor and managed a cold shower.
She was not hungry, so she didn’t eat breakfast. She’d emptied the fridge before leaving for Kepler, so there wouldn’t have been anything to eat, anyway.
She didn’t even feel like brushing her hair, so she tied it in a frizzy ponytail.
She glanced at her watch.
Seven o’clock.
Her sister might try to call any minute. Or stop by.
She couldn’t deal with her right now.
She had to give a briefing to her boss about everything that happened.
She didn’t want to go to the home office, but she was going to have to some time, so she thought she might as well get it out of the way. Then she’d figure out what to do next.
On the kitchen counter, her comp
