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he cried out and hit the abort code for the warp core breach. </font></span></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">“Damn it, where did they go?” he cried. </font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">As the cruiser passed the the space where the Illuminar had been he saw it shimmer back into existence a few hundred meters to their starboard side. </font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">“Inconceivable,” he said with disbelief. There were only a few possible answers that could cause such a sudden shift, one as unbelievable as the other. He’d been denied his good death. His engines were near inoperable.
He could only hope that the missiles he had launched will reestablish their lock on the ship. But for now, they were out of this fight. </font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">He pressed the all-call button for a ship wide message. </font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">“Attention all crew, prepare to be boarded,” he announce. “There may still be an opportunity for a good death.”</font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">(reply any)</font></p>
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<font color="#212121" face="Calibri">(posted by Al Muir )</font></p>
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