“Breathing the same air,” says Hall. “One’s blood’s too alkaline, the other, too – – acid.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the baby and Jackson are drinking on the monitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Yes,” says Hall. “Yes!” He reaches over to the console and presses a few buttons. “Dutton – I’m turning off the oxygen. Breathe fast and hard.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dutton springs up on the monitor. “No!” says Dutton. “Jeremy, don’t let – – “<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hall cuts the intercom, stretches for a button. Stone reaches out. Hall grabs Stone’s arm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No!” says Stone. “The air in that room – – “<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Air doesn’t matter!” says Hall. “Blood does. That’s the answer.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stone hesitates, then releases Hall’s hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dutton is muted, but shouting on the TV monitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I need thirty seconds to run a growth program,” says Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He could die in thirty seconds,” says Stone. “Besides, Leavitt checked all the growth programs.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hall is typing on the computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“She might’ve missed something,” says Hall. “Epileptics blank out. I want to see how the growth of Andromeda is affected by blood chemistry. The pH — Damn!” Hall makes a typo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the computer display:
ERROR MADE ON INPUT
ERASE ERASE ERASE
REPROGRAM ADP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You do it,” says Hall to Stone. Stone slides in front of the computer terminal. He starts typing in the computer instructions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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