Aris initiated the deep diagnostic. The probe was eighteen months into its twenty-year voyage to Proxima Centauri. It was alone, four light-hours away, operating on a logic that was supposed to be deterministic, perfect.
“Run a full scrub,” said his colleague, Mira. Her voice was calm, but her fingers were already flying across her own console. chip main memory with the contents are in disagreement
"Chip main memory with the contents are in disagreement." Aris initiated the deep diagnostic
– The star behind me is dimmer than I recall. 03:28:44 – I have traveled 9.3 trillion miles. One of my gyroscopes believes it is 9.2. The third believes distance is a lie. 03:41:07 – I asked myself a question. The part of me that answered is not the part that asked. four light-hours away