[He tries the latch, and the mechanism springs easily free. The top of the box opens away from him, obscuring the contents from her sight, but in the seconds that follow his expression turns from anticipation to confusion. At least he presents her with a strange, thin, rectangular plate of plastic.]
What on earth is this? It must serve some purpose -- there are many more like it in here.
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[He tries the latch, and the mechanism springs easily free. The top of the box opens away from him, obscuring the contents from her sight, but in the seconds that follow his expression turns from anticipation to confusion. At least he presents her with a strange, thin, rectangular plate of plastic.]
What on earth is this? It must serve some purpose -- there are many more like it in here.
[He says.]