For over a week – kzzttt –the same nightmare: a deafening wail – zttttk – my cockpit. I try to cut the comms, but – zzkt

For over a week – kzzttt –the same nightmare: a deafening wail – zttttk – my cockpit. I try to cut the comms, but – zzkttt – gummed with blood. – kzzttt – given up trying to sleep – kzzttt – increasingly blurred stars I thought it a hallucination. But there it was: monumental – ttzzk – the ocean of space. It was like nothing I've ever – zttttk – I wanted to – zttttk – needed to capture it. But before I could react, its great fin flexed – kzzttt – my hull was gone. ...

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