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I
looked
up
into
that
endless
holographic
sky
.
"
I
thought
it
was
faked
.
"
"
Oh
,
it
is
,
"
she
said
.
"
But
don
’
t
let
that
spoil
it
for
you
.
"
*
*
*
I
settled
in
front
of
the
camera
and
started
speaking
.
"
Katerina
,
"
I
said
.
"
Hello
.
I
hope
you
’
re
all
right
.
By
now
I
hope
someone
from
the
company
will
have
been
in
touch
.
If
they
haven
’
t
,
I
’
m
pretty
sure
you
’
ll
have
made
your
own
enquiries
.
I
’
m
not
sure
what
they
told
you
,
but
I
promise
you
that
we
’
re
safe
and
sound
and
that
we
’
re
coming
home
.
I
’
m
calling
from
somewhere
called
Saumlaki
Station
,
a
repair
facility
on
the
edge
of
Schedar
sector
.
It
’
s
not
much
to
look
at
:
just
a
warren
of
tunnels
and
centrifuges
dug
into
a
pitch
-
black
,
D
-
type
asteroid
,
about
half
a
light
-
year
from
the
nearest
star
.
The
only
reason
it
’
s
here
at
all
is
because
there
happens
to
be
an
aperture
next
door
.
That
’
s
how
we
got
here
in
the
first
place
.
Somehow
or
other
Blue
Goose
took
a
wrong
turn
in
the
network
,
what
they
call
a
routing
error
.
The
Goose
came
in
last
night
,
local
time
,
and
I
’
ve
been
in
a
hotel
since
then
.
I
didn
’
t
call
last
night
because
I
was
too
tired
and
disorientated
after
coming
out
of
the
tank
,
and
I
didn
’
t
know
how
long
we
were
going
to
be
here
.
Seemed
better
to
wait
until
morning
,
when
we
’
d
have
a
better
idea
of
the
damage
to
the
ship
.
It
’
s
nothing
serious
—
just
a
few
bits
and
pieces
buckled
during
the
transit
—
but
it
means
we
’
re
going
to
be
here
for
another
couple
of
days
.
Kolding
—
he
’
s
the
repair
chief
—
says
three
at
the
most
.
By
the
time
we
get
back
on
course
,
however
,
we
’
ll
be
about
forty
days
behind
schedule
.
"
I
paused
,
eyeing
the
incrementing
cost
indicator
.
Before
I
sat
down
in
the
booth
I
always
had
an
eloquent
and
economical
speech
queued
up
in
my
head
,
one
that
conveyed
exactly
what
needed
to
be
said
,
with
the
measure
and
grace
of
a
soliloquy
.
But
my
mind
always
dried
up
as
soon
as
I
opened
my
mouth
,
and
instead
of
an
actor
I
ended
up
sounding
like
a
small
-
time
thief
,
concocting
some
fumbling
alibi
in
the
presence
of
quick
-
witted
interrogators
.
I
smiled
awkwardly
and
continued
:
"
It
kills
me
to
think
this
message
is
going
to
take
so
long
to
get
to
you
.
But
if
there
’
s
a
silver
lining
it
’
s
that
I
won
’
t
be
far
behind
it
.
By
the
time
you
get
this
,
I
should
be
home
only
a
couple
of
days
later
.
So
don
’
t
waste
money
replying
to
this
,
because
by
the
time
you
get
it
I
’
ll
already
have
left
Saumlaki
Station
.
Just
stay
where
you
are
and
I
promise
I
’
ll
be
home
soon
.
"
That
was
it
.
There
was
nothing
more
I
needed
to
say
,
other
than
:
"
I
miss
you
.
"
Delivered
after
a
moment
’
s
pause
,
I
meant
it
to
sound
emphatic
.
But
when
I
replayed
the
recording
it
sounded
more
like
an
afterthought
.
