The node that was their target grew larger, changed from a dimensionless spot of light into a rectangular slab about four times as wide and nine times as long as it was thick. The two large, flat faces looked like they were made of polished, blued steel like gunmetal. The smaller faces burned brilliant, laser-bright yellow. The massive construct, many dozens of times larger than the two deckers’ icons, spun in space, a complex motion as it rotated at different rates around its three axes. Along the construct’s edges, the burning yellow shifted in intensity, constantly flickering, hinting at the huge quantities of data flowing through this gateway to the telecom system.