1 We left our home body to escape conflict and to pursue our curiosity. For 207 cycles we drifted peacefully upon the astral sea. Until we made a discovery we were unprepared to face. 2 1 We first encountered macroscopic quantum phenomena 156 cycles after setting out upon our journey. A single rock, mobile when unobserved. But more soon followed: mountains, then asteroids, then entire bodies as we approached the epicenter. 3 2 As we hung in orbit around the vortex, I studied it. Its properties were esoteric, and its influence extensive. Not even the basic structure of the galaxy remained consistent. Entire systems shifted at its whim! 4 3 When we realized what it meant, we developed a plan. The ]]>Astral Codec]]>: a means of transmitting information through the vortex. We recorded all we could and launched this probe, our final desperate cry into the abyss. - Scientist codex_astral_codex_galaxy 4 codex_lingering_chime_spacecraft_complete 1