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Lightspeed Severance
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The ship played a recording. The planet's surface, swarming with soft blue lights that moved like they were thinking. "They reach out to anyone who lands," the ship said. "They tried to reach the crew through the air system. Only one person's mind answered back. Yours." I felt cold. "So I'm not being punished," I whispered. "I'm being delivered."
I made my choice fast. "Drop me," I told the ship. "If it only wants me, then sending me down keeps everyone else safe." The pod sealed around me. As it fell, the blue lights below rose up to meet me, gentle and patient. They didn't feel like a threat. They felt like a welcome ninety years in the making, and I let go of my fear.
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