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When scientist Jennifer Jones discovers an ancient alien vessel buried on the prairie, she enlists the help of researcher David Clarke to investigate its mysteries. As they work to unlock the ship's secrets, they make contact with souls who guide its reawakening - and are granted visions of vast galactic civilizations that once united the stars through a song of cooperation. 

Yet shadows loom too, of forces that would divide what should be one. Just as Jennifer and David glimpse hints of these threats approaching their world, they find themselves racing aboard the vessel for transport away from impending danger. Their destiny is transformed in an instant - catapulted into the vast unknown as self-appointed guardians, seeking to foster understanding between all forms of life, and uncover why hostility now threatens to impose upon their small blue planet.

So begins an epic tale of first contact, ancient wisdom, and two ordinary individuals thrust into roles as unlikely heroes on a journey that will span the heavens. As Jennifer and David embark on their mission to unravel cosmic secrets, dark powers are rising. And the fate of their entire world may hinge on whether two ordinary souls can become the bridge between stars.

Refugees of a dying world

Led onwards by flickering vision, Jennifer emerged from the crystalline pool, mind awash with glimpses of worlds unseen. Yet as dawnlight touched the vessel's gleaming hull, something felt...changed.

Approaching carefully, she noticed strange flickers playing at the edges of metal panels, as if machinery stirred with intent beneath. And were those echoes of song whispering just beyond hearing?

Heart quickening, she laid palm upon warm metal—and gasped. Flashes seared her mind's eye: flickering presences moving with purpose through corridors beyond number, repairing some ancient wound.

In that moment, Jennifer knew. This vessel was awakening once more to purpose, guided by souls of its long-gone builders. As consciousness meshed with circuitry in sacred communion, a deep resonance formed—and answers long-sought were granted.

She stumbled back wide-eyed as lights pulsed in new sequence. The vessel was preparing to...but what? And how would David react to these revelations? Only one thing was certain: their unfolding story had taken a turn, with mysteries deepening by the day.

Chapter 10 : Ghosts in the machinery