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Suddenly, his headset crackled. A voice, layered like a chorus of a thousand whispers, spoke through the static. "The Transmission Г– Between Bodies," it whispered. TГ–BB
The floor beneath him began to liquefy as the nanites rose, forming a shimmering doorway in the air. The signal wasn't a message for him to read. It was a command for him to step through. "Is anyone there?" Elias shouted into the dark. "The Transmission Г– Between Bodies," it whispered
Elias realized with a jolt of terror that the "T" wasn't a letter. It was a timer. The "BB" wasn't a code; it was a destination. Binary Bridge. It was a command for him to step through
The terminal upstairs chirped one last time, printing a single line to the log: