Chapter 22Later that day I turned the chairaround and flicked on the huge screen showing the testing ground.Itwas a heavily wooded area with three feet of snow on the ground. Wehad designed and placed a half-dozen Synthetics – designed withhuman properties – on the ground. The white sheen of their metallicskin contrasted with the green leaves and dark branches of thetrees.They walked slowly on the ground, not having any destination.
The snow had stopped falling, and thetemperature was above 32 degrees, much different than the day I hadarrived on the planet. If Majaste was correct, the plant life wouldnot be harmed. Which was darn important. Atomic explosions near theAristolan territory could well have lethal repercussions for boththeAristolans and our rescue team. So could other types of
