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"We didn't have a telephone and our family until I was about 15, in high school."
- Ray Bradbury

Bee Cam  
  Small, airborne, self-guided personal camcorder.  

Eddie realized just how close the wess'har camp must have been to the colony when he saw the first of the fighters...

...He made a mental note to have the bee cam permanently active in the future, just in case he missed another chance of good footage...

He set the bee cam to focus on any movement and enjoyed the day around him. Who would have thought he would end up doing wildlife documentaries?

From City of Pearl, by Karen Traviss.
Published by HarperCollins in 2004
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It is also implied that the bee cam is able to find its way back to a specified location, in the event that its owner is unable to do so.

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