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The lights on the station flickered. Outside, the stars didn't look like points of light anymore. They looked like eyes.

In the jargon of the New York University Space (NYUS) program, "Min" didn't mean minutes. It meant Minimum Biological Signature . The probe hadn't found a mineral deposit or a gas pocket. It had found something breathing. 1661381569nyus002:42:38 Min

The terminal chimed again. The code changed. 1661381569nyus002:43:01 Max The lights on the station flickered