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suspension-technology
The chapter reveals advanced cryogenic or suspension chambers equipped with internal and external controls, allowing occupants to enter and exit, and possibly traverse different states or spaces.
1 chapter across 1 book
Between the Strokes of Night (1985)Charles Sheffield
Chapter 26
In this chapter, Peron secretly follows Captain Rinker to a restricted area of the ship where Rinker enters a sarcophagus-like suspension chamber and seemingly disappears after undergoing a mysterious procedure involving silvery filaments and sprays. Peron then investigates the controls of the suspension devices, contemplates using one himself despite uncertainty about its function and risks, and ultimately decides to activate a setting labeled 'N,' risking unknown consequences.