The replacement divider did not fit.
Neri discovered the error before they took it underground. She set it inside the wooden template, looked at the gap beneath its lower edge and handed Iven the measuring strip without a word.
He checked the strip against the drawing.
“I measured to the deposit.”
“Yes.”
“Not the cup.”
“Yes.”
Hesh, standing on the other side of the bench, winced in sympathy.
