Tele-Mechanical Relay

‘Search everywhere you can think of,’ called the Doctor as he burst into the Toymaker’s study, and started looking himself in the drawers of the giant carved desk.

‘For what?’ asked Peri, ever a stickler for detail.

‘His tele-mechanical relay,’ replied the Doctor, exasperated that he should have to fill in every little detail.

‘His tele-what?’ queried Kevin, who rather fancied himself well up on the high-tech scene.

‘Tele-mechanical relay,’ repeated the Doctor, as if trying to win an argument against a particularly stub-born opponent. He abandoned his search of the desk and crossed swiftly to the video-screen, feeling round the edges for an opening. ‘The relay he uses to operate the holo-field downstairs – and for everything else he wants to control without really trying.’

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The Nightmare Fair, Chapter 9