5: Two Minutes to Midnight

terminal 0

unfinished

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elude, trace{}

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We've hit paydirt. This vessel is a magnificent piece of Jjaro technology, and a worthy prize for any ambitious young galactic civilization. You've probably already encountered other interlopers here. The humans are likely UESC scouts; the Pfhor seem to have teleported here out of desperation. Unfortunately for both, I'm not ready to let such pow[elect, transvers~~//."mundane] fall into puny mortal hands. I am taking control of this ship and you are helping me. I've prepared an uplink chip which will allow me to exert greater influence in this section of the ship. It is currently standing by for long-range teleport; find a way to receive it.

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Once you've installed the chip, try to find your way downward. Open the hangar doors, stand at the end of the gantry, and I'll be able to extract you. Oh, and do note that life support systems are currently offline. Find an oxygen source soon or you'll be [COLLOQUIALISM ERROR~~

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dread.not

success

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flight{}

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Excellent work. The physical structure of this vessel alone contains enough insight into the Jjaro to occupy your humans for centuries. But the real prize lies deeper in these ancient circuits. I'm detecting both humans and Pfhor converging amidships, near a complex radial structure that can only be the ship's mainframe. We'll need to work quickly. Get to the hangar and open the doors so I can extract you.

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fight{}

terminal 1

unfinished

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``int{} UESC remote override

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Attention all UESC units. This is Lieutenant Marisol Lee. Pfhor are reinforcing via teleport at multiple locations in this AO. Stay mobile and watch your motion trackers. We'll regroup in the hangar bay. Lee out.

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Remote override disconn~(tbl().init{{{

success

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light{}

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Excellent work. The physical structure of this vessel alone contains enough insight into the Jjaro to occupy your humans for centuries. But the real prize lies deeper in these ancient circuits. I'm detecting both human and Pfhor converging amidships, near a complex radial structure that can only be the ship's mainframe. We'll need to move quickly. Get to the hangar and open the doors so I can extract you.

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fight{}

terminal 2

unfinished

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ascend.ascend{}

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***Remote Connection Established*** Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink behind the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But stranger still is Lost Carcosa.

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Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the King, Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa. Song of my soul, my voice is dead; Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa. ***Remote Connection Terminated***

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<checkpoint 2>

Temporal anomaly identified Tracing... 10097 32533 76520 13586 37542 04805 64894 74296 08422 68953 19645 09303 99019 02529 09376 70715 12807 99970 80157 36147

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alleluia{}