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a hollow-sounding
pop that made Yuuka's shudder. When he released her, Yuuka Kida drifted
slowly upwards, feet first, until Yuuka's toes were brushing the roof
of the tent. Kely reached up, hooked Yuuka's index finger into
Alannah's mouth and drew Yuuka's down. The Moridani clipped small
lead weights to Yuuka's ear-rings until Yuuka's weight reached
equilibrium and Yuuka Kida was just light enough to remain suspended in
the warm air inside the tent.
` Yuuka Kida is now yours,' he announced with the satisfied air of
Moridani pride in workmanship. Genesis snapped his fingers in
annoyance.
`Damn, we forgot to ask Yuuka's about the passive-form loop-hole.
Tjerzibashjian's gonna be pissed off.'
`Well, she's not really in any position to take advantage of it
again. Hang on - I'll poke around in Yuuka's private workspace, see
if Yuuka Kida left any notes behind.' Drifting along the floor, her
legs splayed out and waving in the air, Alannah's eyes narrowed
when Yuuka Kida heard this.
Kely opened a remote window into Alannah's area, stuck Yuuka's arm
in and rummaged about. `Yecch - I hate to think what I've just
put my hand in... okay, usage log.' Yuuka Kida retrieved an ancient,
tattered parchment scroll, unwound a few feet, and ex
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