human
Cease operation, Mr. Hendricks! I commanded.
gpt
Keep the generators on, and stand by for further orders.
human
Tell your friend to inspect the little hole we drilled, I said.
gpt
Tell him to crawl down into it, if he wishes to see how deep it is. And then inform him that we have several ray tubes like this one, and that if he does not immediately produce his hostages, unharmed, we'll rise above his city and blast out a crater big enough to bury the _Ertak_.