He pushed himself back a little until he bounced against one of the lower girders of the satellite array, wedging himself there into a narrow space. 'Come near me meanwhile,' he insisted, 'and I'll blow the station anyway. Better that than risk the alternatives, don't you think?'
Buddy stared back, his expression unreadable.
Kendrick glanced towards the Earth, wondering if that view of it would be the last thing he would ever see. Half a dozen tiny lights burned now between the Archimedes and the world below. More shuttles on their way, Kendrick thought, hoping to salvage whatever's left – if there is anything left.
They waited there, suspended between Heaven and Earth.
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