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“Five hours until orbital injection. The peripheral ring system of MIZAR-IV fell behind the RAIN in an icy blur. Transient ion bleed from our drive fluttered in the magnetic field of the billowing gas giant, curling along the eccentric orbits of its fringe lunar system.
Behind us, the consumptive light of deconstruction continued, sending looping strands of reprocessed matter deep into interplanetary space. Ahead, the sister-moons which marked the first stronghold of Mizarian interstellar civilization roiled with activity. I know that a decision has been reached – a collective inflection point that had solidified soon after the aliens witnessed the monstrous changes visited upon their former colony.
