Subterranean
“She shrugged it off and set it down at her feet. Heavy, but manageable. She saw Linda grimace as she tried to adjust her own backpack over her shoulders. Ashley reached over and tugged the bag higher on Linda’s back. “Carry it like that and it won’t be so bad.”
Linda smiled, but creases of worry still etched her brow. “Thanks. I just have to get accustomed to it.”
Ashley nodded. We all do, she thought.
Ashley led Linda toward the group clustered near the team’s radio. Blakely was explaining its... operation to Ben, Khalid, and Major Michaelson. “Our web of receivers and transmitters operates at an ultra-low frequency. They’re buried and spread out, so we will be able to communicate through hundreds of miles of rock in all directions.”
Major Michaelson hefted the radio, testing its weight. “Sort of like the buried transmitters that guide our submarines.”
“Exactly the same principle. Low-level reverberations. The system has been tested and checks out fine.”
“How often do we establish contact?”MoreLess
Linda smiled, but creases of worry still etched her brow. “Thanks. I just have to get accustomed to it.”
Ashley nodded. We all do, she thought.
Ashley led Linda toward the group clustered near the team’s radio. Blakely was explaining its... operation to Ben, Khalid, and Major Michaelson. “Our web of receivers and transmitters operates at an ultra-low frequency. They’re buried and spread out, so we will be able to communicate through hundreds of miles of rock in all directions.”
Major Michaelson hefted the radio, testing its weight. “Sort of like the buried transmitters that guide our submarines.”
“Exactly the same principle. Low-level reverberations. The system has been tested and checks out fine.”
“How often do we establish contact?”MoreLess
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