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"WAIT!" the Professor shouted.
"What're we supposed to wait for?" (-) asked him. "Some of Potter's scientists?"
"There's that," the Professor said as he joined them in the circle around the Skitter. "But look at its back."
"What about it?"
"Look carefully."
The Skitter tried to keen its alarm, but it could barely summon the energy to open its mouth.
"The hell?" (-) said. "Its got a controller on its back. Like the kids."
The Professor nodded.
"So who's controlling the Skitters?"
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