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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kid A" data-source="post: 1106626" data-attributes="member: 11757">Kitchen, Secure Accommodations, Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas, Nevada0830 hours, June 1, 2003 Hearing the question, which sounded as though it was directed toward himself, Andreev turned his gaze toward Leonard, who was, sure enough, looking back in his direction.  "That is an excellent question, Mr. Campbell.  I have had not but a brief chance to look over the information regarding the Stargate, but from what I have ascertained, your suggestion, however plausbile, is impossible.  You see, from what I understand, the Stargate itself functions as a wormhole, or a channel of transportation which allows travel in one direction only.  Any attempt to travel a wormhole in the opposite direction... that is, any attempt at entering a wormhole through it's exit, would result in...  well, let us just say that it would be a very short trip."As he spoke, he found himself pacing the front of the room, an action he did quite often when speaking to a large audience.  Continuing his path along the floor of the kitchen, he went on with his explanation.  "Fortunately, we do have a very reliable means of returning home safely.  And he is sitting right over there."  He came to a halt and offered a gesture toward Jeremiah, indicating him as the subject of his discussion.  "You see, in order to return safely to Earth, we will need to have the proper coordinates, which we will use to input... or as I understand, the correct term being 'dial-up'... our return location into the alien Stargate.  Therefore, we will need to decipher which of the symbols shown on the perimeter of the Stargate are the exact coordinates for Earth.  Young Mr. Grayson there is our resident linguist/sociologist, and as such, one of his primary objectives on this mission will be to find these coordinates."He gave a confident smile to Jeremiah, and offered to the team his speculation, "Mr. Grayson's file has indicated that he is one of the the most formidable experts in his field.  One of the best in the world, in fact.  Based on this information, I, for one, believe that he will successfully procure for us a safe return home."</blockquote>

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