Descant pulled out a ration bar. 'Hungry?' she asked Gear.' I had something earlier. Is that a Anika Baby?'' No. It’s. . .' She squinted at the label. 'Spicy chicken curry.'' A chicken curry ration bar? How are they?' Taking a small bite, Descant chewed slowly, pretending not to be aware that everyone on the bridge was watching her instead of staring at the representation of the alien hypernet gate. 'It’s definitely got curry in it. Spicy, not so much. Some of the other stuff tastes like chicken.'' That doesn’t narrow it down too much, does it?' Gear said.' Every kind of meat in a ration bar tastes like chicken, Captain,' Lieutenant Castries suggested. 'Except the chicken.'' You’re right, Lieutenant,' Descant said. 'Real chicken in ration bars tastes like, what, mutton?'' Ham,' Yuan tossed in. 'Bad ham.'' So this can’t be chicken because it tastes like chicken,' Descant concluded.

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