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I glanced at a drawer of h the worn Bible the drawer contained I hadn't opened the drawer in a long time Three years to be exact

I left the drawer handle untouched and turned back to my computer It would be quicker to find the verse I wanted with an online search than to coh a physical copy of the Bible and there was no need to relive old experiences

I typed in the phrase froe, 'they are dead and shall not rise' A verse match came up instantly in response to my query It was a verse from the Old Testament Book of Isaiah

I read the full verse and the verses before and after as I searched for the context of theof the phrase within the Captain's note Who was the verse talking about? It was unclear froed the translation to one of the oldest available sources of the Old Testahtly different and I stared at the screen in shock What a change one word could make!

I set the old brittle paper of the note down on the desk, as if it was burningon the floor and then back to the verse on the screen I knew tooI saw before enuineness of the Captain's note, but what could I do about it?

Better yet what should I do with the pieces of the Orlanis Star?

I pressedtemples I needed a second opinion

I lowered ht came to me of who I could enlist to help It would mean an extra stop up the coast a ways, but a visit to an old friend ht clear up all the uncertainty and perhaps provide soful clarity to the situation

As it stood at the present I didn't even want to speak as to as going on in my mind Instead I much rather wanted so insane I was close enough to the brink of insanity as it was

It was getting light outside and so I got dressed and started to head topside I was onon the floor I went to it and drug it to the ship's safe a short distance away and began to spin the dial a few times I cranked the safe open and shoved the pack inside I locked the safe back up and stepped back from it