SOME GOLDEN HARBOR — snippet 46
SOME GOLDEN HARBOR – snippet 46:
The southern half of the building had racks, but crates and a jumble of loose gear were piled in the aisles. Daniel saw the noses of several missiles facing out from the other half of the building, but there were boxes in front of them and more on top. From what he could tell at a quick glance, much of what was stored here was junk.
The guide started off again; Hogg thrust the barrel of his impeller out like traffic barrier. “Come look over the boat with me, buddy,” he said. “It won’t take a minute if everything’s the way it should be, and I guess you can straighten things out for us if it’s not.”
“It’s all right,” the Bennarian said sullenly. He turned without objection, though. “Anyway, what do I know about boats?”
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