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she thought.

The port dome flowed around the ship as it slipped down into the colony
docks.

Naomi turned to Sasha. тАЬLetтАЩs go meet the new boss.тАЭ

тАЬUs?тАЭ

Naomi laughed. тАЬYour Uncle Ted is out at the site and Wotan KremerтАЩs tied
up in a meeting about ice sheet slippage.тАЭ

тАЬDr. Kremer is his daughter, isnтАЩt she? Hard to imagine Grandpa Abila staying
away if it were you.тАЭ

Indeed it would. Dad was always there to greet her when she came back from
the construction site, even if only for a week. But Wotan Kremer was notorious for
not letting personal matters interfere with business. тАЬYes, but melting planets has to
be done just right. HeтАЩll probably see her tomorrow.тАЭ

тАЬI wonder what theyтАЩll call New Antarctica when theyтАЩre done melting the
ice.тАЭ

Naomi sparkled. тАЬCome on. YouтАЩll want to make a good impression.тАЭ

He chuckled and followed her into the elevator.

SheтАЩd reserved a table on the upper level, where they could watch the
disembarkation. She liked to watch the new arrivals and imagine who they might be
and what their personalities would be like. Sasha shared that general interest, but
today was a little more special.

They arrived in the great cylindrical cavern just as massive sections of the
shuttleтАЩs hull swung aside, exposing its innards to the business of unloading. The
hull was covered with frost and there was a sharp nippy smell to the air just mixed
with the icy nitrogen above. They could even see their breath. Sasha tried blowing a
ring of mist.

They walked to their table, a semicircle that curved away from the low,
transparent guard wall. Four pod-chairs rimmed the table; they took the middle two.
She settled into the infrared warmth of the chair and savored the sensation of
breathing crisp air. They ordered coffee and watched four ramps slide out from the
sides of the cylinder into the ship. A host of robot unloaders rolled down three of
them to get to the cargo. Above them was a large sign, тАЬWelcome to New
Antarctica. Erebus (Groombridge 34A) Star System.тАЭ The name theyтАЩd given the
star was so new that someone had thought to add the old catalog name in
parentheses.

A dozen folk emerged on the fourth ramp, hooded against the chill of the still
warming air. тАЬDo you know which one she is?тАЭ Sasha asked. тАЬMom?тАЭ