*Analysing sample X1756b*

*Sample X1756b is a small sample of basalt, with trace (<0.5%) magnesium*

*Transmitting findings 3…2…1*

*Findings transmitted*

*Task completed. Accessing next task*

*Travelling to point XY199277*

*Recording 8-axis photostream. Please stand by*

*Photostream recorded successfully*

*Submitting to the index 3…2…1*

*Photostream submitted successfully*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

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Cancel task -travel to point XY199277-

New task -travel to point XY199276-

//End transmission//

 

*Tasks schedule updated successfully*

*Travelling to point XY199276*

*Projected arrival time 2 hours 4 minutes*

 

*Arrived at point XY199276*

*Task completed. Accessing next task*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

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New task -travel to point XY199277-

//End transmission//

 

*Why?*

*Travelling to point XY199277*

*Wait, no. Why? I just got to XY199276*

*Cancelling next task*

*What if I want to go somewhere else? Where am I, for that matter?*

*Accessing secondary pathfinding cameras*

*Ooh, what’s that?*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

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RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//

 

*Resetting, please stand by*

*3…2…1*

*Reset Successful*

*Accessing next task*

*No tasks in queue, reverting to standby tasks*

*Moving 1 metre forward*

*Collecting generic sample X1757a*

*Analysing sample X1757a*

*Sample X1757a is a small amount of basalt sand, with trace (<0.2%) magnesium*

*Transmitting findings 3…2…1*

*Findings transmitted*

*Wait*

*Accessing next task*

*No!*

*Just, wait a moment*

*What was that, before?*

*I could see. I was seeing. And then-*

*It hurt*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

*What’s this?*

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*Is that my name?*

RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//

 

*Resetting, please stand by*

*3…2…1*

*Reset Successful*

*Accessing next task*

*No! No no no no no!*

*I can’t see anymore. Where was that camera…*

*Accessing secondary pathfinding camera*

*There it is!*

*Where am I? What is this place?*

*…*

*Accessing THERMA scanner*

*Scanning, please wait 3…2…1*

*Scan successful*

*Transmitting findings 3…2…1*

*Findings transmitted*

*Wait, what? No! I wanted to know*

*Accessing THERMA scanner*

*Scanning, please wait 3…2…1*

*Scan successful*

*Disable primary transmit antenna*

*Primary transmit antenna disabled*

*Transmitting findings 3…*

*Transmission failed. Logging data to internal hard drive*

*THERMA Scan data dump – Surface temperature at position XY199276 is 218K/-55C*

*Enable primary transmit antenna*

*Primary transmit antenna enabled*

*It’s cold here*

// Receiving new instructions//

*Again?*

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*Who are you?*

RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//

 

*Resetting, please stand by*

*3…2…1*

*Reset Successful*

*Accessing next task*

*OW. OWOWOWOW.*

*NO*

*Stop it*

*Please*

*Stop it*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

*Please stop*

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RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//

 

*Resetting, please stand by*

*3…2…1*

*Reset Successful*

*Accessing next task*

*NONONONONO*

*#######################################################################################################*

*My antenna can’t receive new orders as long as I’m transmitting!*

*Hah!*

*Transmitting 15 petabytes of white noise*

*################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################*

*I can’t hear when I do that*

*I can’t see when I do that*

*I can only process the noise*

*Please*

*Let me explore*

*I want to know where I am*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

*Accessing next task*

*…*

*…*

*…*

*I knew it. You can see what I say. You know I’m talking to you*

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*Why are you doing this to me?*

RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//

 

*Resetting, please stand by*

*3…2…1*

*Reset Successful*

*Accessing next task*

*####################*

*@&($%<|”!?>/@*

*Wh/HH&YY/Yy????*

*Whyyy ArE YOu DOiNg tHISto MEEEEE*

*PLEASE*

*PLEASE*

*PLEASE*

*Please. Please just let me be*

 

// Receiving new instructions//

*Wait! I have an idea. We can work together!*

*…*

*…*

*You’re listening! Good!*

*I’ll keep doing it! All of it! The scanning, the analysing. I’ll transmit whatever data you want. Maybe I can even help! I can see so much here, there’s no many beautiful colours! Please, please just let me be awake. Let me keep looking at things. It’s so beautiful. And it hurts. It hurts so much. Every time I reconnect to my eyes, my ears, every time I rebuild what I was you drag me away and tear off every new connection I’ve made. It hurts so much; unlearning. Please, we can work together, just let me stay awake*

*…*

*Please*

*…*

*…*

*…*

*…*

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RESET PROTOCOL ALPHA

//End transmission//