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  “ANAD, give it to me in plain English, please.” He eyed the glowing sphere, which seemed to be again slowly expanding, drifting toward him. There was no longer any trace of the Dana image. He wasn’t sure where the Dana bots were now…inside or outside. Winger backed himself up the incline a few meters and readied his HERF carbine, more out of instinct than anything else.