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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Day: 9</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">(Sigma Draconis VI - Controllers room - CTO - Lt (jg) T’Mur - 1406)</span><br>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">T’Mur handed the PADD to Cadet Surkal, and watched as he pulled up the data and hand to the
woman speaking for the Controller. She listened to the conversation but was… surprised, when the woman’s demeanor and vocal tones altered. She notes the change in the machine that was the Controller. The tubes that lead to the mechanism changed color. </span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">It began to speak through its emissary. And it was emotional. She found that intriguing. The
Controller appeared to be motivated by emotional input. And right now it appeared angry and betrayed. </span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">“Fascinat…” she began. Then she was gripped by a wave of nausea as she felt an intruder in
her connection with Sienna. She fell to her knees with a gasp, and caught herself from falling to the ground. She looked up at Saleke. </span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">“Something is wrong with Sienna,” she said, “and the Illuminar.”</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">As reached into that part of her connection she could only tell that there was an invasion
of their connection and it appeared to come from … Luma. She couldn’t tell much else. As the wave passes she was able to get back to her feet. She tried to reach through the telepathic connection, but the distance was to great. All she could get was that
Sienna was alive, and for the most part unharmed. </span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">“They seem to be alive,” she said. She looked at the Controller. “Are we able to communicate
with our ship?”</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">(reply Sekal, Controller)</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">(Posted by Al Muir)</span></div>
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