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"Uh oh."

"Eh? What've you done?"

"Er... Do we have a spare flux inhibitor?"

"Oh no. Don't tell me..."

"It came off in my hand! I didn't do anything!"

"Seriously?! That thing is vacuum welded to the fusion manifold! How can it just 'come off' in your hand?!"

"It just did! It's not my fault!"

"Well, that's just great. No. I don't think we have a spare. How much juice do we have in the storage cells?"

"Let me check... A few megawatts, and a trickle charge from the solar."

"We might be able to print another. You're so lucky."

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    Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

    Haha! Print another...what a sign of the times!

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Thanks Neville, Drew. I imagined a married couple trying to repair their broken down spaceship. I'll let you guess who broke the flux inhibitor ;)

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    Frenchie almost 7 years ago

    Must be him indoors , LOL

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    ;)

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