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"
A
necessity
,
"
Vittoria
defended
.
"
We
had
to
prove
the
input
/
yield
threshold
could
be
safely
crossed
.
"
The
question
with
new
fuel
sources
,
she
knew
,
was
always
one
of
input
vs
.
yield
—
how
much
money
one
had
to
expend
to
harvest
the
fuel
.
Building
an
oil
rig
to
yield
a
single
barrel
of
oil
was
a
losing
endeavor
.
However
,
if
that
same
rig
,
with
minimal
added
expense
,
could
deliver
millions
of
barrels
,
then
you
were
in
business
.
Antimatter
was
the
same
way
.
Firing
up
sixteen
miles
of
electromagnets
to
create
a
tiny
specimen
of
antimatter
expended
more
energy
than
the
resulting
antimatter
contained
.
In
order
to
prove
antimatter
efficient
and
viable
,
one
had
to
create
specimens
of
a
larger
magnitude
.
Although
Vittoria
’
s
father
had
been
hesitant
to
create
a
large
specimen
,
Vittoria
had
pushed
him
hard
.
She
argued
that
in
order
for
antimatter
to
be
taken
seriously
,
she
and
her
father
had
to
prove
two
things
.
First
,
that
cost
-
effective
amounts
could
be
produced
.
And
second
,
that
the
specimens
could
be
safely
stored
.
In
the
end
she
had
won
,
and
her
father
had
acquiesced
against
his
better
judgment
.
Not
,
however
,
without
some
firm
guidelines
regarding
secrecy
and
access
.
The
antimatter
,
her
father
had
insisted
,
would
be
stored
in
Haz
-
Mat
—
a
small
granite
hollow
,
an
additional
seventy
-
five
feet
below
ground
.
The
specimen
would
be
their
secret
.
And
only
the
two
of
them
would
have
access
.
"
Vittoria
?
"
Kohler
insisted
,
his
voice
tense
.
"
How
large
a
specimen
did
you
and
your
father
create
?
"
Vittoria
felt
a
wry
pleasure
inside
.
She
knew
the
amount
would
stun
even
the
great
Maximilian
Kohler
.
She
pictured
the
antimatter
below
.
An
incredible
sight
.
Suspended
inside
the
trap
,
perfectly
visible
to
the
naked
eye
,
danced
a
tiny
sphere
of
antimatter
.
This
was
no
microscopic
speck
.
This
was
a
droplet
the
size
of
a
BB
.
Vittoria
took
a
deep
breath
.
"
A
full
quarter
of
a
gram
.
"
The
blood
drained
from
Kohler
’
s
face
.
"
What
!
"
He
broke
into
a
fit
of
coughing
.
"
A
quarter
of
a
gram
?
That
converts
to
…
almost
five
kilotons
!
"
Kilotons
.
Vittoria
hated
the
word
.
It
was
one
she
and
her
father
never
used
.
A
kiloton
was
equal
to
1
,
000
metric
tons
of
TNT
.
Kilotons
were
for
weaponry
.
Payload
.
Destructive
power
.
She
and
her
father
spoke
in
electron
volts
and
joules
—
constructive
energy
output
.
"
That
much
antimatter
could
literally
liquidate
everything
in
a
half
-
mile
radius
!
"
Kohler
exclaimed
.
