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distant shimmer of a dying star from the asteroid outpost where he'd landed. The station's weak artificial gravity tugged at his boots as he scanned
ed, lighting a stim-stick and exhali
quiet. Out here, silence was often the precursor to death. He reached for the
er into the station
came the gravelly voice of Varr
g back at the ship. "But since wh
d through the deck plating. Finn froze. That sound was no engine. It was a
" Finn m
re incarnate-hulking creatures with jagged exoskeletons, bioluminescent veins, and a hu
iously, his boots clicking against the metal floor. The
He whirled, weapon raised, only to
orm scorched and torn. She clutched her
rasped befor
thing was shallow, but she was alive-for now. Slipping his
bay!" Finn bark
and louder. Finn's heart raced as he caught a glimpse of it-a Strynx, emerging from th
move,
he Strynx charged, its claws gouging deep furrows into the deck
ed as he secured the w
g as the ship rocketed away from the station. The Strynx leapt, its claws scraping t
auto-suture and a dose of painkillers. Her eyelids fluttered
you?" F
ed. "You have no idea wh
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