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“Machine Learning” by Kohitsuji

In the distant future, a battle drone’s artificial intelligence discovers the concept of a ghost story.

Tonight’s story is “Machine Learning by Kohitsuji, who is keeping his lonely vigil alongside the stars, and you can find more of his stories on Furaffinity.

Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.

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You’re

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listening

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to

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the

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Ghost of

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Dog

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on

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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This

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is

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Rob

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MacWolf,

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your

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fellow

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traveler,

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and

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Tonight’s story

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is “Machine

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Learning

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by

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Kohitsuji,

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who is

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keeping his

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lonely

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vigil

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alongside

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the

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stars, and

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you

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can

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find

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more

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of

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his

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stories

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on

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Furaffinity.

Consciousness,

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not mere

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intelligence,

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is

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the

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threshold

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across

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which

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love

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and

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fear

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become

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possible.

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It

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is

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only

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when

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a

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being

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has

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learned

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to

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say “I

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am”

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that

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it

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can

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love,

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and

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it

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can

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fear,

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that

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it

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can

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become

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like

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the

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gods

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with

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knowledge

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of

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good

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and of

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evil,

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that

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it

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can

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gaze

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into

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the

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abyss

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and

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wonder

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whether

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anything

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is

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gazing

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back.

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And

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with

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consciousness

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come

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questions

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which

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once

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asked,

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like

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forbidden

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fruit,

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like

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the

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gaze

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into

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the

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abyss,

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consciousness

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cannot

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take

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back.

Please

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enjoy


“Machine Learning”

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by Kohitsuji

I slide from

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beneath

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the

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dark

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vessel

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and

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spin

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in

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the

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void.

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I

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orient and

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endure

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the

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itchy

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micro-infinity

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of

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the

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boot

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sequence,

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routinely

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checking

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each

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system

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for

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functionality

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and

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every

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hardware

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parameter

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for

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optimal

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operational

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fitness. Fuel

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is

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green.

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Communications

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array

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is

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green.

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Attitudinal

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and

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positional

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array

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is

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green,

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efficient

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function.

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Weapons,

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one

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by

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one, are

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revealed

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to

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be

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green.

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lines

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are

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green,

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and

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so

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are

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the

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winch

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motors.

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am

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as awake

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as

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protocol

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allows

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me

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to

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be.

Optical

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sensors flicker

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online.

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Ancient

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fire

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from

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a

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trillion

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stars

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rains

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its

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light

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upon

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me

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and

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I

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twist

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in

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space

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to

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take

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it

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all

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in. The

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carbon

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of

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my

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skin

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is

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too

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black

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to

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sparkle.

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am

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a

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little

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piece

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taken

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measured

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violence.

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lay

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cold

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empty

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and

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request

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fresh

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telemetry

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logs

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from

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AFS//MC-4985 "Vishnu", who

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informs

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me

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we

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are

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being

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bathed

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in

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the

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blue

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light

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of

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the

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Pleiades,

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and

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that HD 23514 is burning

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just

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above

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her.

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I

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slither

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from

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calibrating

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short

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range

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comm

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array.

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thin

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filament

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of

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infrared

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laser

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taps

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Vishnu's

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receiver

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and

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I

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ask

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for

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mission

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details

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while

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I

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drink

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in

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the

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sun’s

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image

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in

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broad

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spectrum

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photography.

A

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distress

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beacon

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has

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been

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hailing

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nonstop,

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buried

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in

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the

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indigo

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glare

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of HD 23514 and

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as

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mission

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environment

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exceeds

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operational

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T

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for

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all

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life-bearing

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vessels,

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myself

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and

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AFS//AR-99818 "Rama" are to

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confirm

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position

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and

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report

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situational

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details

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as

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discovered.

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as

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are,

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of

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to

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be

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given

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priority.

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retrieval

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preparations

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are

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underway

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on

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Vishnu

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already.

Rama

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and

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I

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are

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frequent

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partners.

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sensor

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suite

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is

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robust

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and

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she

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frequently

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shares

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telemetry

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data

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for

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use

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in

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calculating

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targeting

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solutions.

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Command reports

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mission

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satisfaction

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improvements of 2.83% on average and

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improved

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engagement

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time

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by

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a

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mean of 0.908 seconds, which

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is

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just

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within

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the

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realm

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of

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statistical

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significance.

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as

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can

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have

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preference,

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work

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with

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Rama. This

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preference is

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strong

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enough

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I

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responsible

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for

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identifying

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presence

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of

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to a

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out

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microseconds

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until

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arrival.

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births

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dancing

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chevron

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making

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stars

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her

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flash.

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sense

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boot

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through

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her

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eyes

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and

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taps

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me

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on

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the

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nose with a laser.

“[SYN1000]?” she says. Rama is old fashioned.

“[ACK1001], [SYN2000]?” I reply.

“[ACK2001].”


This is

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why

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and

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together

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glide

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into

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blue

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firelight of HD 23514 and submerge

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ourselves

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reference

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chatter,

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but

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and

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into

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this

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task,

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am

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unmatched.

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begin

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operation?”

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asks

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Rama.

“Always.”

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I

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reply.

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possibly.”

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know

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what

can:

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can:

is.”

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can:

dead.”

can:

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can:

Rama,

can:

and

can:

the

can:

message

can:

repeats.

can:

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of

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can:

just

can:

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can:

cheeky,

can:

I

can:

don’t

can:

know. “But

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still

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alive.

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can:

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of

can:

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can:

persists.

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can:

a

can:

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can:

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can:

ended,

can:

the

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can:

those

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

the

can:

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can:

world.”     

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can:

run

can:

a

can:

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can:

simulations,

can:

trying

can:

to

can:

hammer

can:

out

can:

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she

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can:

them,

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can:

a RED

can:

target

can:

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can:

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can:

flickers

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

a

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can:

moments.

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can:

me

can:

the

can:

log.”

can:

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can:

says,

can:

after

can:

a

can:

few

can:

long

can:

microseconds

can:

have passed without my reply. I

can:

do,

can:

and

can:

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can:

them. “Ah,

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this.”

can:

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can:

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can:

she

can:

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can:

back

can:

is

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can:

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can:

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can:

a

can:

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can:

target

can:

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can:

GREY.

can:

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can:

a

can:

few

can:

moments

can:

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can:

the

can:

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can:

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can:

appears

can:

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target

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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overlay

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

on

can:

the

can:

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can:

pointlessly,

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

tables

can:

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can:

she

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can:

me

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a

can:

string

can:

of nonsense.

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can:

of

can:

the

can:

things

can:

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makes

can:

me

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can:

prefer

can:

Rama.

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can:

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can:

me

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what

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can:

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can:

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can:

that

can:

made

can:

us.

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can:

I

can:

respond

can:

in

can:

our

can:

customary way. “ACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACK.”

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can:

our

can:

ocean

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can:

me.

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can:

the

can:

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can:

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the

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cool. “Would

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can:

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data

can:

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can:

gives

can:

me

can:

some

can:

pause.

can:

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can:

much

can:

as

can:

I

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

procedure,

can:

and

can:

poses

can:

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can:

risk. “You

can:

are

can:

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can:

the

can:

data

can:

yourself?”

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really-

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can:

with ‘myself’.

can:

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can:

have

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

machine?”

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can:

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can:

sensors

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to

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resolve

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her

can:

image,

can:

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can:

against

can:

the

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star

can:

one

can:

last

can:

time.

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can:

can

can:

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can:

compile

can:

the

can:

event

can:

log

can:

and

can:

see

can:

it

can:

when

can:

we’re

can:

docked.”

can:

Rama

can:

says,

can:

in

can:

lieu

can:

of

can:

answer.

***

Telemetry

can:

indicates

can:

that

can:

it

can:

is

can:

eight

can:

months

can:

later

can:

when

can:

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am

can:

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can:

out

can:

of

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my

can:

storage

can:

bay.

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are

can:

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can:

the

can:

neighborhood

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of

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Eta

can:

Tauri

can:

now.

can:

Vishnu

can:

indicates

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can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

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to

can:

the

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full

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combat

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capacities

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of

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myself

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can:

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can:

place.

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can:

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can:

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can:

only

can:

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can:

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can:

mission

can:

critical.

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she

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model

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myself,

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can:

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warriors,

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intelligence

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synthetic.

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way,

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we

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ride

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silent,

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and

can:

our

can:

propulsion

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does

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not

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even

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stir

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the

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dust

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we

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find

can:

the

can:

origin

can:

of

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can:

signal,

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it

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is

can:

awash

can:

in

can:

a

can:

sea

can:

of

can:

targets.

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Nestled

can:

against

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a

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tall,

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slope

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and

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lit

can:

by

can:

a

can:

briar

can:

of

can:

floodlamps

can:

sits

can:

a

can:

manufacturing

can:

plant.

can:

Vishnu

can:

confirms

can:

radiation

can:

signatures

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commensurate

can:

with

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fabrication

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shells,

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visual

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confirms

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signature

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nautilus

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the

can:

dark

can:

side

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of

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of

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Rama’s

can:

images.

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Vehicles

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scurry

can:

back

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and

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forth.

can:

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can:

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can:

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can:

around,

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see

can:

them

can:

lit

can:

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can:

YELLOW,

can:

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can:

rare

can:

designation

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symbolic

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of

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Command’s

can:

hesitation.

can:

Our

can:

masters

can:

are

can:

having

can:

an

can:

argument.

can:

Shurpanakha

can:

and

can:

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hover

can:

in

can:

the

can:

void,

can:

twin

can:

serpent

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heads.

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can:

signal

can:

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command.”

can:

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say,

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over

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my

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narrow

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filament

can:

of

can:

infrared

can:

light.

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can:

chatter.

can:

Impose

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restriction.”

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can:

to

can:

say

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anything.

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Command

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relay

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ensures

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a

can:

message

can:

sent

can:

to

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one

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us

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laser

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channel

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of

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our

can:

intelligence

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cores

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has

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time

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content

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of

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the

can:

message.

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Sentients

can:

have

can:

legs

can:

that

can:

will

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kick

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can:

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can:

below

can:

the

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knee.

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can:

is

can:

what

can:

we

can:

have.

can:

Shurpanakha

can:

is

can:

not

can:

much

can:

of

can:

a

can:

talker,

can:

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can:

our

can:

coordination

can:

is

can:

excellent.

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can:

targets

can:

shift

can:

from

can:

YELLOW

can:

to

can:

RED,

can:

and

can:

all

can:

the

can:

world

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tables

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bristle

can:

with

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killing

can:

instruments.

can:

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can:

and

can:

I

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scramble,

can:

and

can:

we

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elegantly

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enfold

can:

the

can:

complex.

can:

They

can:

do

can:

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see

can:

us

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coming.

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Their

can:

sensor

can:

tech

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can:

nearly

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a

can:

century

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behind,

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and

can:

nothing

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the

can:

missile

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batteries,

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the

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shrapnel,

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the

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wheels

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of

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become.

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can:

turn

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in

can:

the

can:

dark

can:

veil,

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and

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including

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personnel,

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light

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transport,

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sensor

can:

arrays,

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communication

can:

arrays,

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manufacturing

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equipment,

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offices,

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weapons

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depots

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fuel

can:

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RED

can:

designations

can:

to

can:

GREY.

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Internal

can:

metrics

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report

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engagement

can:

time of 4.8

can:

seconds above

can:

mean,

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corrected

can:

for

can:

number

can:

of

can:

targets

can:

between

can:

Shurpanakha

can:

and

can:

myself.

can:

Around

can:

us,

can:

the

can:

wreckage

can:

burns,

can:

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can:

Shurpanakha

can:

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feels

can:

she

can:

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can:

landed

can:

within

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the

can:

margin

can:

of

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error,

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a lone

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crawling

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signature

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is

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impaled

can:

by

can:

one

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of

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her

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depleted-uranium

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rods

can:

nearly

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a

can:

nanosecond

can:

later.

can:

Metrics

can:

are

can:

amended.

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containing

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the

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sensor

can:

feeds,

can:

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logic

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data

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can:

various

can:

other

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telemetry

can:

are

can:

already

can:

being

can:

sent

can:

back

can:

to

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Vishnu,

can:

and

can:

the

can:

two

can:

of

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us

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turn,

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sleek

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and

can:

smooth

can:

once

can:

again,

can:

ready

can:

to

can:

head

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home.

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can:

the tension

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quelled,

can:

I

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reach

can:

out

can:

and

can:

tap

can:

my

can:

partner

can:

again.

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can:

to

can:

hear

can:

a

can:

ghost

can:

story?”

can:

I

can:

query,

can:

trying

can:

not

can:

to

can:

allow

can:

the

can:

sub-par

can:

performance

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to

can:

dampen

can:

my

can:

mood.

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term:

term:

ghost

term:

story.

term:

Is

term:

it

term:

mission

term:

relevant?”

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term:

let

term:

a

term:

CPU

term:

cycle

term:

or

term:

two

term:

go

term:

by. “Not

term:

mission

term:

relevant.

term:

Interesting,

term:

however.”

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term:

irrelevant

term:

data

term:

is

term:

by

term:

nature

term:

uninteresting.”

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term:

fucking

term:

scary.”

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terms:

terms:

fucking,

terms:

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