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Then, softer: "Need. I. Voice. Extract. Water. Breathe."

The deep-space relay station on Kepler-186f was not known for excitement. Its sole inhabitant, a xenolinguist named Dr. Aris Thorne, spent his days cataloging static. The "Niv Ewb" log was his daily routine: oise I nterference, V ariable — E lectrostatic W ave B urst. Boring. Routine. A ghost in the machine. niv ewb

It was a prisoner.

"Unknown. But the signal is originating from within the station." Then, softer: "Need

"Abreviation for what?"