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"Max," Elias breathed, his hand hovering over the emergency broadcast button. "Maximum proximity."

The lights on the station flickered. Outside, the stars didn't look like points of light anymore. They looked like eyes. 1661381569nyus002:42:38 Min

"Minimum threshold reached," Elias whispered, his heart hammering against his ribs. "Max," Elias breathed, his hand hovering over the

He looked out the observation port. Jupiter loomed like a bruised giant, indifferent and vast. Somewhere in that swirling chaos, NYUS-02 had just woken up something that had been waiting for a billion years. " Elias breathed