***ANAD receives…parsing interrogative statement…state the nature of the information request in declarative terms***

  Winger snorted. Declarative terms…what the hell did that mean? “ANAD…I…?” how could he say this? “—ANAD, I know what you want…believe me, I want to let you out of containment too, but we just can’t…this is it—“ he eyed the growing limb of the Earth’s cloud-decked curvature through a nearby porthole. “—ANAD, what you did up here…I mean, with the boring…I wanted you to know we finally did manage to split up that asteroid. But we can’t maneuver the ship…we’re diving into the atmosphere…we have to abandon ship…ANAD, do you copy what I’m saying…trying to say?”