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Counterfeit Constellations
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Priya decided to answer it. She grabbed her brightest flashlight, pointed it at the blue dot, and flashed the same SOS pattern back. For a long moment, nothing. Then the dot stopped pulsing and shone steady and bright, like it was saying: I see you. She wasn't alone anymore.
Priya flashed back for an hour, but the dot only glowed steady, never answering in code. At dawn it faded with the other stars. She never proved what it was. But that steady light, holding still just for her, stayed with Priya. Whatever sent it had seen her signal. For now, that was enough, and she kept her flashlight ready for the next clear night.
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