As a rule, the void ring required physical contact with the object for a deposit into the inside of the void pocket. That was not necessary when making a withdrawal—Charlie just had to imagine where he wanted the object placed, and it would be placed there.

Charlie hence focused his concentration on the thousands of slabs of marble, imagining in his mind where he wanted them.

And in an instant, they materialized out on the floor of the plaza.

The weight-length ratio of each slab was one to s