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Adikor reflects on the halt of their quantum-computing work following Ponter's disappearance.

1 chapter across 1 book

Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer

Chapter 18

Adikor Huld mourns the disappearance of his partner Ponter Boddit, struggling with grief and the loss of their collaborative scientific work. His solitude is interrupted by a man delivering a formal accusation of murder against him, filed by Daklar Bolbay on behalf of Ponter's children, setting the stage for an imminent legal tribunal. The chapter explores Adikor's emotional turmoil and the sudden imposition of justice procedures in their society.