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Mara thought of the tiny microbes she’d studied back on Earth—how a single cell could survive a thousand-year freeze. “We have a chance to learn how they survived a cataclysm,” she said. “We could apply that to our own climate crises.”

Prof. Patel stared at the flickering glyphs on his tablet. “Their language, their art, their history… we could bring them back to life. They deserve to be remembered.” adn 558

“Do we have a plan?” Milo asked, its synthetic tone betraying a hint of curiosity. Mara thought of the tiny microbes she’d studied