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“Did you get it?” Xiaobo asked Sergeant Vancouver. He had just arrived at the docking station and had given the people present a short briefing on the discovery of Radhikropunanga. Vancouver and his men, meanwhile, had struggled to get the damaged giga robots up and were now busy getting the machines moving again.
“We got one up and running, Commander. I’m not sure about the other one yet. That robot is so badly damaged; I’m afraid all we can do is let it walk. Much more doesn’t seem to be possible anymore.”
“That’s enough,” Xiaobo said. “Enough to give those smugglers the fright of their lives.”
“Not for nothing,” Vancouver said. “But who says they’re still there? Maybe they’ve flown for a long time.”
“They have nowhere to go. As soon as they try to leave Affix, they are taken dow
