<blockquote>“It was Erdene,” Enkh said. “I don’t know what she encountered out there, but she had taken off half her suit. Came in sunburned and emaciated, half an arm gone, crawling with the spinal plague. We’re meeting in the conference room to discuss how to get the antibodies sent out to Batbayer. It’s a full-blown epidemic.”
“Batbayer is three thousand kilometers out,” Sarnai said. “Making a run like that this time of year is impossible.”</blockquote>
