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156that.%u201dHe nodded. %u201cSee that it lands and goes to the bay.%u201d%u201cI will.%u201dThe ship came into land without anything unusual happening. Kyle nodded to her to announce the freak weather. She did and the pilot challenged it. She turned to Kyle.%u201cTell him you%u2019re checking the report now.%u201dShe did.Kyle went to her. %u201cHe said he%u2019s landed here lots of times. This is the first time he%u2019s heard of such a thing,%u201d she said.%u201cTell him is due to the alignment with other moons and it happens only every five years. It%u2019s dangerous due to huge bursts of electromagnetic waves that can fry working electronics,%u201d Kyle told her.She did. It seemed to placate the pilot and he duly killed the ship%u2019s electronics. Kyle sent torch signals to his soldiers, and two large vehicles moved up alongside the craft. One of them looked like a refuelling tanker for conventional rocket engines.Down on the ground, two men exited one of the vehicles, went to the ship and with knowing hands, pulled open flaps along the side causing a small hatch to open. They waited for the automatic ladder to descend and then climbed up and slipped inside, moving along the servicing section of the craft.While they worked silently with cutting tools inside, two more men uncoiled a long thick hose from the truck and passed it up through the hatch.Kyle watched and Jenifer walked over to see. %u201cWhat are your soldiers doing?%u201d she asked.The Brothel Amongst The Stars