"Let me try," said Mark. He laid his hand gently on top. In a few
seconds there was a click and the square lifted up an inch, supported
by a small, spring-loaded shaft in the center. Mark lifted the panel
off and revealed a recess filled with finely detailed circuit boards.
Over and around them were a few dark wires that obviously did not
belong to the original design.
Joe snorted. "How did you do that?"
"Well, I thought that it had to be some sort of radiation that would
open it. There were no obvious signs of physical fasteners like screws.
So I figured it had to be magnetism, or light, or maybe heat. I thought
body heat would be the easiest to try, so I laid my hand on it,
concentrated, and made it warm, and it opened!"
"Good work, Mark, but let's not waste time! We're in a hurry now,"
urged Zip. "What do you see in there Joe?" By now George and several of
his men had come over and were watching over the shoulders of the
Starmen.
"Yeah, really simple circuit. I can disconnect it in a minute even
without tools and we can be out the door." Joe reached in.
"Wait!" Zip grabbed Joe's wrist. "Is there any evidence that the
circuit is tied into a larger system, like a master computer, that
would tip anyone off that the door has been opened?"
Joe peered into the aperture and carefully traced the wiring.
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