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He reached the head of the table where the Chief sat, eyes bloodshot from a double shift. Elias set the mug down. The aroma—earthy, burnt, and precious—filled the small gap between them. For a moment, the humming of the ship felt less like a death rattle and more like a song. "We’re still moving, Elias?" the Chief whispered.

. It was a "thin" sector—a place where the veil between real-space and the static was so translucent you could hear the stars screaming if you pressed your ear against the hull. "The rations are souring, Messman," a voice rasped. The Pilgrimage-Chapter 2- -0.2 Alpha- -Messman- -BEST