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It occurred to me at once that the commander-in-chief of the fleet would undoubtedly expect periodic reports from each of his vessels by radio, so, after locking all of the crew securely in their metal-walled quarters, with the exception of the commander and one of his pilots, I forced the commander to report that his ship was out of control and would be unable to keep up with the rest of the fleet.
"The War of the Planets" by Harl Vincent, part 7 Johnny Pez 2009
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I seem to recall, however, that the base did have transporter gear that Scotty uses to get them to the Enterprise, in the form of a series of metal-walled booths from which they are, indeed, transported.
Star Trek 2009
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It occurred to me at once that the commander-in-chief of the fleet would undoubtedly expect periodic reports from each of his vessels by radio, so, after locking all of the crew securely in their metal-walled quarters, with the exception of the commander and one of his pilots, I forced the commander to report that his ship was out of control and would be unable to keep up with the rest of the fleet.
Archive 2009-09-01 Johnny Pez 2009
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Then the captain's soft voice literally echoed from the metal-walled room.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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Doral's cries echoed through the metal-walled chambers of the Ragnar Station.
Battlestar Galactica Carver_Jeffrey 2006
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And as he led the way down the narrow, metal-walled corridor, she smiled again.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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Now he clumped into a smooth, metal-walled airlock, wearing a spacesuit that was much more comfortable than the biological protection gear from the Sri Lankan expedition.
Moonwar Bova, Ben, 1932- 1997
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Out of this latest cemetery, then along a metal-walled tunnel, then up a slanting ramp that led them to a long imitation marble corridor that was rich with shelves holding hundreds of gilded burial urns.
Tek Net Shatner, William 1997
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Taken into custody from the woodland clearing where he had succumbed to drugged sleep, and bundled by robots into a metal-walled chamber hidden beneath the soil, Ivain-son Jaric presently rested within a life-support capsule that once had equipped the starship's flight deck.
Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988
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ALTHOUGH THE metal-walled room was a large one, with two great desks and with steel shelves along three of the high walls, still the place was cluttered.
Psychosphere Lumley, Brian 1984
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