Aris froze. Earth-Prime was a myth. A story told to frighten children. The Origin World was destroyed, consumed by the "Collapse," a catastrophic event that erased the cradle of humanity. There was no data left from Year Zero.
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The rain on the colony world of Vesper didn't wash things clean; it just made the grime slicker. It coated the windows of the Archive tower in oily sheets, blurring the neon lights of the lower city into smears of anxious color. Aris froze