Skies of Steel: the Ether Chronicles (2012)
“The astrolabe carving had to be at least thirty feet in diameter. No denying its beauty or the skill of the artisan who’d made it: in every aspect, it faithfully reproduced the complex device’s different components and markings, all in polished stone. But artistic merit didn’t help solve the problem of how, exactly, she was supposed to remove it from the vault, or transport it to al-Zaman.
“There has to be some way of getting it out of here,” she muttered.
For a moment, Denisov looked at her as... if she were mad—which she supposed she was, to even consider hauling a massive stone astrolabe from this impenetrable place.
But then his gaze became thoughtful. “We’d have to dynamite it out of the floor. There’s TNT on board the Bielyi Voron, and no one knows how to set a charge better than Akua. Once it’s blasted out, the ship could haul it up.”
“That would necessitate us leaving the vault, getting to the ship, then returning here to set off what will likely be a massive explosion, and contending with the security systems and the guards.”MoreLess
“There has to be some way of getting it out of here,” she muttered.
For a moment, Denisov looked at her as... if she were mad—which she supposed she was, to even consider hauling a massive stone astrolabe from this impenetrable place.
But then his gaze became thoughtful. “We’d have to dynamite it out of the floor. There’s TNT on board the Bielyi Voron, and no one knows how to set a charge better than Akua. Once it’s blasted out, the ship could haul it up.”
“That would necessitate us leaving the vault, getting to the ship, then returning here to set off what will likely be a massive explosion, and contending with the security systems and the guards.”MoreLess
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