Above, us, in the dark shadows of the outer solar system, there is the shape of something unknown, something unspeakable. It waits, it bides its time, and as the days of summer grow longer, so does its voice grow louder.<br><br>On the quiet island of Sarah Ann in the Pacific Ocean, home of the renowned Firmament Foundation, awkward teenager Eirian Calohan has come in search of the mystery of their father's recent demise. Instead, they are confronted with the stark contrast between languid life on the tiny island and an unspeakable cosmic horror.<br><br>Together with their new friends, they set out to unravel the truth surrounding the death of their father and to also uncover just what it is that the Foundation has reached out to in the dark eternal night of the distant void.

All Cats Are Beautiful

“Sir,” the other man shouted back, “with all due respect, the standard procedure for—”


“Standard procedure doesn’t account for the building falling about,” Biggs said, growing tired with the man’s refusal to listen to reason.


“Allowing employees off site could result in serious confidentiality breeches that might harm the company,” the man shouted, reciting the handbook he had been given his first day of service.


“If we don’t get these people out of here, they will die!” Biggs countered.


“I’m sorry, sir, I can’t allow employees to leave the building under any circumstances.”


They stood there, trapped in deadlock, the two men glowering at each other, rifles raised—and, then from nowhere, it seemed, Wedge appeared behind the man, knocking his footing out from him and disarming him, boot crushing his hand even as it stretched for the rifle.


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