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The two astronauts moved slowly across the alien
landscape. Their robotic turtle walked ahead of them,
adjusting its path occasionally as it homed in on the
signal. As they reached the top of an incline, the source
of the signal was fi nally revealed.
In the middle of a large crater lay the remains of a
container ship. It had crashed decades ago and was
presumed lost until Federation probes arrived in orbit
around the remote world and picked up the weak
transmission.
The astronauts followed the turtle, making their way
down toward the vessel.
Exposure to the elements had partially buried the
spacecraft, but the massive doors at the rear were free
of obstruction. Pete opened a control panel and ran a
bypass code. He turned the emergency release wheel.
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