Hans left the Engineers at the lane and walked along the long wall toward the front of the building. Up close, the walls looked thicker than they did from the lane.
Two security staff stood on either side of the checkpoint, and both straightened as he came up the approach. The barriers dropped into the road before he reached them.
"Commander." The one on the left gave a short nod. "The current watch is on station."
Hans returned the nod and went through.
The lobby was cooler than the air outside, with camera strips along the ceiling and a scanning arch set into the far wall. A panel opened as he stepped under it.
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[ Strategy Center — Access Control ]
[ Commander Hans Flemmens ]
[ Authorization: Zone IV — Root / Strategic Control ]
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Beyond the arch, compartment doors slid open ahead of him one after another and closed again once he was through.
