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    Possibilissimo che abbia sbagliato io, eh. Ma l'ultima non finiva a
    maggio del '96?<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 02/11/2017 14:30, Albert K Hair ha
      scritto:<br>
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        <div>A dire il vero secondo me la data dovrebbe effettivamente
          essere quella del 2397.<br>
          <br>
          <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">-- <br>
            Tenente Comandante Albert K Hair<br>
            USS Tokugawa - Ingegnere Capo<br>
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            <div class="gmail_quote">Il 02 nov 2017 14:20, Ilenia De
              Battisti <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fulmine791@gmail.com"><fulmine791@gmail.com></a> ha scritto:<br
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                <div dir="ltr">Il brano è stupendo, mi piace tantissimo.
                  ^^
                  <div>Unico problema, che riguarda più l'arrivo della
                    mia consigliera che altro: nella biografia lei
                    riceve l'incarico nel 2397, ma sulla base del brano
                    salirebbe a bordo a inizio novembre 2396.. o cambio
                    la biografia per dire che sale a bordo alla fine del
                    2396 o non saprei come giustificare che
                    l'attribuzione qui avviene adesso e nel curriculum
                    vitae l'anno successivo. </div>
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                  <div class="elided-text">Il giorno 2 novembre 2017
                    13:32, Maddalena <span dir="ltr"><<a
                        href="mailto:vampitrill@gmail.com"
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                    ha scritto:<br>
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                      <div> Non è che avessi tutte queste grandi idee
                        all'inizio, onestamente, per cui spero vi
                        piaccia.<br>
                        <br>
                        Maddy<br>
                        <br>
                        ------------------------------<wbr>----<br>
                        <br>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b>Luogo
                            indefinito – Tempo indefinito</b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b> </b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Svegliati. Avanti,
                            svegliati.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Cosa?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Ti devi svegliare.
                            Avanti, svegliati.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Il buio era completo,
                            tanto che Margret si chiese se aveva davvero
                            aperto gli occhi. La voce di Hesse,
                            tuttavia, le arrivò chiarissima. Avvertiva
                            la sua presenza accanto a sé e il braccio di
                            lui le sollevò le spalle, aiutandola a
                            mettersi seduta.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Dove… che sta succedendo?
                            Non vedo nulla.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Nemmeno io. Stai bene?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Sì, credo di sì. Tu?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Sì.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Dove siamo? Dov’è
                            l’equipaggio?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non lo so.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Che cosa è successo?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non lo so. Non so nemmeno
                            quanto tempo è passato. So solo che non è la
                            Tokugawa. E che siamo soli.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">No, di certo non era la
                            Tolugawa. Margret tese le antenne, tentando
                            di percepire qualcosa oltre al buio
                            opprimente e al silenzio. Non avvertì nulla,
                            se non un lieve pizzicore, lo stesso che si
                            prova quando la polvere sospesa fa bruciare
                            gli occhi. L’aria era secca, fredda e…
                            neutra, priva di qualunque odore
                            particolare. Si mosse, avvertendo il braccio
                            di Hesse accanto a lei e un pavimento
                            metallico, duro e freddo, sotto di loro. Le
                            loro voci avevano rimbombato leggermente
                            come tra pareti metalliche estremamente
                            lontane.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Sentì Hesse mettersi in
                            piedi con cautela accanto a lei e accettò la
                            mano che le offriva, alzandosi a sua volta.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Che cosa facciamo ore?”
                            chiese la donna. “Dobbiamo cercare di capire
                            dove siamo.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Esattamente quello che
                            pensavo,” rispose lui, avviandosi.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b> </b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b>Flashback</b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b>USS Tokugawa –
                            Sala Mensa – 1 Novembre 2396 – Ore 00.35</b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">La sala mensa era sempre
                            quasi completamente vuota a quell’ora.
                            Troppo tardi per chi staccava dal turno
                            gamma e ancora presto per chi si apprestava
                            al delta, al massimo poteva contare su
                            qualche ritardatario che amava le ore
                            piccole o su qualche membro del personale
                            nel mezzo di una notte insonne.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Era un orario che a
                            Margret piaceva particolarmente.  Le
                            piacevano i rumori sommessi tipici del ciclo
                            notturno della nave, le piaceva la calma che
                            si respirava, come se la Tokugawa stessa
                            dormisse. Persino i dolcetti al cocco
                            sembravano avere un sapore migliore a
                            quell’ora. </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Sopra ogni cosa , però, le
                            piaceva la completa e sicura mancanza di
                            disturbatori che…</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Ehi, di nuovo le ore
                            piccole? Vedo che non hai perso
                            l’abitudine…”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Hesse prese posto
                            allegramente nella sedia vuota di fronte a
                            lei. Si prese anche un dolcetto al cocco,
                            ficcandoselo in bocca con gusto. Le antenne
                            di Margret si afflosciarono leggermente.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Fai pure.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Ah-ah.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">L’andoriana sospirò, si
                            appoggiò allo schienale e allontanò da sé il
                            piatto ormai quasi vuoto.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Nemmeno tu hai perso
                            l’abitudine di sederti senza permesso.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Sono il capitano. Si
                            potrebbe dire che l’unico a concedere
                            permessi da queste parti sono io.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“E te la godi da morire,
                            vero?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Da morire,” confermò lui
                            con un ampio sorriso e un’alzata di
                            sopracciglia. “Comunque… sapevo di trovarti
                            qui. So che quando mangi non vuoi essere
                            disturbata...”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Dunque lo fai per puro
                            spirito di contraddizione?” lo interruppe la
                            donna, poggiando i gomiti sul tavolo e
                            tendendo le antenne verso di lui.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Non avrebbe mai sorriso
                            apertamente, ma Hesse sapeva che quel
                            sorriso era lì, nascosto sotto la
                            superficie. Dopotutto, da tempi della Fox,
                            quel gioco fra loro era sempre uguale.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Anche per quello. Di
                            solito, almeno.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non questa volta?” La
                            donna aggrottò leggermente le sopracciglia.
                            Oltre al sorriso, ora, c’era anche curiosità
                            sotto la superficie. Hesse pareva di un
                            disgustoso buon umore decisamente non
                            giustificato dall’ora, dal luogo o dai
                            dolcetti al cocco.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“No, non questa volta.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Il capitano posò sul piano
                            del tavolo un piccolo padd e lo fece
                            scivolare verso la donna. Le dita di lei
                            scorsero quanto vi era riportato, quindi il
                            primo ufficiale alzò occhi e antenne
                            sull’amico.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non è possibile.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non è probabile.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“E’ stato accertato?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non ancora. Andiamo là
                            proprio per questo.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Quando?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Ho già fatto modificare
                            la rotta. Informerò gli ufficiali superiori
                            domani mattina al briefing. Beh, questa
                            mattina ormai,” aggiunse con uno sguardo
                            all’ora.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Le implicazioni
                            sarebbero…”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Già.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“E’… è incredibile…”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Già,” rispose lui
                            soddisfatto, mangiando l’ultimo dolcetto.
                            Margret quasi non se ne accorse.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b>Flashback</b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><b>USS Tokugawa –
                            Sala Tattica -  1 Novembre 2396 – Ore 7.58</b></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Quando Hesse entrò in sala
                            tattica, lo staff di comando era già tutto
                            presente. Lasciò scorrere rapidamente lo
                            sguardo intorno al tavolo, sui volti dei
                            suoi ufficiali in piedi a metà per il saluto
                            formale, abitudine che non avevano ancora
                            perso nonostante i suoi incoraggiamenti in
                            tal senso. Fece cenno a tutti di rimanere
                            comodi, quindi si avviò verso il posto a
                            capotavola. Alla sua destra Margret era già
                            seduta, un padd e una tazza di caffè posati
                            sul piano di fronte a lei, la schiena e le
                            antenne dritte, in attesa.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Il capitano prese posto.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Buongiorno a tutti.
                            Immagino che abbiate notato che abbiamo
                            cambiato rotta durante la notte,” disse,
                            saltando a piè pari i preamboli.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Una serie di cenni
                            affermativi arrivò dai presenti. Glasgow,
                            Hair e Carpenter, allineati alla sua
                            sinistra, sembravano incuriositi ma non
                            particolarmente colpiti dal cambio di rotta.
                            Più che altro in attesa di conoscere la
                            natura della loro nuova missione. D’altra
                            parte, non si raggiungono certe posizioni
                            all’interno della Flotta senza una buona
                            dose di elasticità mentale. La Alluso,
                            seduta accanto al primo ufficiale, i lunghi
                            capelli raccolti dietro la testa, pareva
                            invece vagamente allarmata, espressione che
                            Hesse aveva imparato ad attribuire ad ogni
                            capo della sicurezza  che si rispetti di
                            fronte a repentini cambi di programma.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non siamo più diretti
                            alla base 210, quindi,” disse la donna. Più
                            che una domanda, si trattò di una
                            constatazione. “Il randez vous con la Norway
                            è annullato?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Le teste di tutti si
                            voltarono dal capo della sicurezza al
                            capitano, in palese attesa della risposta.
                            Demian di certo non voleva deluderli. A dir
                            la verità, quasi non vedeva l’ora.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“No, Comandante. Siamo
                            invece diretti su Forshan,”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Forshan?” domandò Hair,
                            piegandosi leggermente in avanti e poggiando
                            i gomiti sul piano.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“E’ un protettorato
                            federale, dico bene?” si inserì Cartpenter.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Hesse annuì. “Piccolo,
                            abbastanza remoto e di recente creazione.
                            Non mi stupisce che alcuni di voi non ne
                            abbiano mai sentito parlare. La Federazione
                            l’ha annesso qualche mese fa a solo un anno
                            dal primo contatto, ma, data la scarsa
                            importanza strategica e il fatto che la
                            popolazione nativa abbia da poco scoperto la
                            curvatura e quindi non sia tecnologicamente
                            al nostro livello, i servizi di informazione
                            hanno dedicato alla notizia scarsa
                            risonanza.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Un anno? Come mai così
                            rapidamente?” domandò Glasgow.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Il governo Forshan era
                            già planetario prima del loro debutto sulla
                            scena galattica e ha avanzato la richiesta
                            di annessione solo poche settimane dopo il
                            primo contatto. Il consiglio della
                            Federazione ha ritenuto, come altre volte in
                            passato, di aver bisogno di ogni alleato
                            disponibile. Tuttavia,” continuò Hesse, “il
                            motivo per cui andiamo lì è di tutt’altra
                            natura.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">La Alluso si mosse appena
                            sulla poltroncina. “C’è stato qualche
                            problema?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non esattamente.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Non ancora, almeno,”
                            commentò Margret.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Hesse le gettò uno sguardo
                            obliquo. “La settimana scorsa il governo
                            Forshan ha richiesto supporto tecnico e
                            scientifico alla Federazione a seguito di
                            una scoperta alquanto… inaspettata.” L’uomo
                            si fermò per un istante, assaporando la
                            curiosità che impregnava letteralmente
                            l’aria della sala tattica. “Pare che una
                            delle loro navi impegnata in un collaudo sia
                            incappata in uno strano fenomeno che si è
                            rivelato poco dopo essere l’ingresso di un
                            tunnel spaziale.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Un tunnel spaziale?”
                            domandò Carpenter, lanciando un’occhiata
                            intorno. “Non c’è mai stata traccia di alcun
                            fenomeno del genere in quella zona.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Infatti. Pare che il
                            tunnel non sia mai stato scoperto prima.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Un di nuova formazione?”
                            chiese Hair.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">L’ufficiale scientifico
                            scosse appena il capo. “Beh, non
                            necessariamente. Potrebbe trattarsi di un
                            fenomeno periodico. Se il periodo fosse,
                            diciamo, di qualche secolo, sarebbe la prima
                            volta che qualcuno da quelle parti ha la
                            capacità di rilevarlo.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Pare che i tunnel
                            spaziali vadano di gran moda in quest’ultimo
                            secolo,” commentò distrattamente Glasgow. </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> “E non è sempre stato un
                            bene,” aggiunge la Alluso. “Se fosse vero,
                            potrebbe essere una scoperta di enorme
                            importanza strategica e di conseguenza
                            attirare guai.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Per non parlare della
                            rilevanza scientifica,” interloquì
                            Carpenter.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“E delle possibilità che
                            aprirebbe. Hanno già scoperto dove porta?”
                            domandò Glasgow.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Proprio per questo hanno
                            richiesto il nostro aiuto,” rispose Margret
                            intrecciando le dita sul piano. “Non hanno
                            la tecnologia per inviare una nave in
                            sicurezza, così si sono limitati ad una
                            sonda. Ma non appena è arrivata dall’altra
                            parte, si sono persi tutti i contatti.
                            Niente comunicazioni né telemetria. Lo
                            stesso è accaduto alla sonda della Thyco, il
                            vascello scientifico inviato sul posto dalla
                            flotta.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Il che sembrerebbe
                            suggerire che la distanza sia notevole.
                            Sempre che le analisi non abbiano rilevato
                            qualche problema strutturale…” riflettè
                            l’ufficiale scientifico. “Sono certi che la
                            sonda sia arrivata dall’altra parte intera?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Le scansioni non hanno
                            rilevato alcun genere di anomalia, almeno
                            per il momento. Tutto indica che il
                            passaggio sia sicuro. La sonda della Thyco
                            era programmata per rientrare nel tunnel e
                            tornare indietro immediatamente. E così ha
                            fatto. Per questo stiamo andando là.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Hesse annuì. “Faremo parte
                            di una taskforce il cui compito sarà
                            supportare il governo Forshan durante le
                            analisi.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Immagino vogliano anche
                            evitare problemi,” aggiunse la Alluso. </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Il capitano annuì.
                            “Ufficiosamente, sì. Vista la vicinanza al
                            confine, la Flotta vuole essere sicura che
                            non ci siano imprevisti. Arriveremo là per
                            le 18.00 di domani, dopo una breve sosta
                            alla base 312 dove imbarcheremo il nostro
                            nuovo consigliere, il tenente comandante
                            Hana.”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'"> </span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Vari cenni di assenso
                            corsero intorno al tavolo, poi Carpenter si
                            sporse leggermente ponendo la domanda
                            logicamente successiva. Hesse era stupido
                            che nessuno l’avesse chiesto prima.</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">“Signore, la sonda della
                            Thyco ha rivelato dove porta il tunnel?”</span></p>
                        <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new
                            roman' , 'serif'">Demian annuì. “Pare di sì.
                            Naturalmente i dati dovranno essere
                            confermati, ma pare proprio che il punto di
                            uscita si trovi al di fuori della nostra
                            galassia.”</span></p>
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