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[ he creeps in a whole inch and then another. ] Perhaps your problem isn't the mystery, but the simple fact that they are speaking in a different language. If their thought process is different, it stands to reason that you might not comprehend how it works right away.
[ much like the ark. Only Allen could operate it, but that hadn't stopped Bak (or the rest of the order) from trying! It just meant they had failed, repeatedly. ]