[Sheba doesn't stop to inspect the tube, either; as much as she wants to, she has this terrible feeling that she'd be tempted to try reading its mind, and she doesn't want to risk rousing it.
Her steps are careful, quiet, and deliberate - if there's something else further along, she doesn't want to risk revealing that they're coming.]
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Her steps are careful, quiet, and deliberate - if there's something else further along, she doesn't want to risk revealing that they're coming.]