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“If I try this,” Leo said, “and the signal reaches that satellite… the download will take exactly eleven minutes. But the handshake is open. Anyone listening on corporate bands will see the ping. They’ll trace it. We’ll have maybe fifteen minutes before a security team drops on us.”

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The minutes crawled. At 7%, the workshop lights dimmed. The satellite was pulling power from somewhere—maybe the Dx-480’s own battery, maybe something deeper. At 12%, a proximity alarm chirped. “If I try this,” Leo said, “and the

Leo’s heart stopped. “It’s alive.” They’ll trace it

And somewhere in the black between the stars, the ghost satellite Archive-7 winked once and went silent, its last gift delivered.

The workshop door burst open. Two corporate security officers in sealed suits stepped inside, weapons raised. “End of the line, mechanic.”

Mira looked at the harvester, then at the sleeping quarters where the children of the colony were huddled. “Fifteen minutes is a lifetime,” she said.