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Tallei motioned for the men to place the capsule in the center of the room. When they backed away, she walked around it, studying the markings on the outside. She motioned for one of the men to open the pod.
“Where are the contents?” she demanded, glancing at the empty interior.
One of the men nervously shifted and glanced at the other man. “It was empty. We brought it here just like we found it,” he swore.
Tallei scanned the interior. It looked as if it was stripped of everything useful. If the two men were telling her the truth, then whoever had been inside the pod was still alive… and on Turbinta.
She waved her hand for the man to close the lid. Staring thoughtfully out of the window, a smile curved her lips. She would receive the credits owed to her one way or another.
“Wherev
