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physical-anomaly
Dern's hand partially passes through the portal, showing unusual physical effects and raising questions about the nature of the portal's boundary.
1 chapter across 1 book
Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer
Chapter 52
In this chapter, Adikor, Dern, and Jasmel attempt to remotely operate a damaged mining robot through a mysterious portal linked to a quantum experiment. The robot disappears through the portal, revealing a vast, alien environment inhabited by strange, deformed beings, confirming the existence of another world and the fate of Jasmel's father. The chapter explores the physical and psychological challenges of interdimensional exploration and the eerie encounter with an unknown species.