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Leo nodded, though no one could see. The platform shuddered. Magnetic clamps released. And he fell.
Ten years of drills. Seven kilometers of pure dark. Nine minutes of oxygen buffer once he hit the bottom. ten789
Then he saw it: a single crystal, no larger than his thumb, floating in the exact center of the space. It was transparent, almost invisible, but it hummed at a pitch that made his joints ache. Leo nodded, though no one could see
The chamber was called the Descension, and for ten years, Leo had trained for it. no larger than his thumb
Above, the purple sky waited. The comms crackled: "Leo? You're ascending early. Report."