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Farradyne watched Carolyn uncaringly as she fought herself out of her crumpled position and succeeded in flopping over on her back. She spread-eagled on the floor, and her chest labored a bit with the effort.
"Forget it -- Charles -- " she said with some difficulty. "You can't -- run away from a ship -- that can go -- faster than light."