'' do n't know the details . the grievers do bad things to you , make your whole body go through something awful . when it 's over , you 're ... different . '' thomas sensed a chance to finally have a solid answer . '' different ? what do you mean ? and what does it have to do with the
grievers

on one table , there were two tiny cagelike devices , each about a foot high . they were about four feet apart on the table , and connected by a cable . '' this is alice , '' gordon said proudly , pointing to the first cage . '' and this is bob . '' stern knew that by long-standing convention , quantum transmission devices were labeled '' alice '' and '' bob , '' or '' a '' and '' b. '' he looked at the little
cages

frig continued , '' we would be at risk of failure from other reasons , but it would give us a chance to make up the time we need . i suggest we alter course for the nebula immediately ... sir . '' frig had a wide grin on his face . it was almost creepy to look at , given his razor-sharp teeth . i punched in the new waypoints and the swift gently turned towards the
nebula