He turned back, quite surprised at their surprise. "You want to hold onto the cord so if the Brotherhood breaks in here and steals it, they can't use the device immediately.<br/><br/>Or were you referring to my quote? It has been something I have wanted to always say, regardless of whether it was true or not. I am going to need a lot more time than I can invest right now to figure out what civilization made this, but odds are fairly good this is NOT something that would have just been left lying about for someone else to use. I suspect this was a fairly expensive model, so most people would hold onto it, especially a researcher using it for personal use."