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Off to the side a clatter of footsteps sounded as Riley descended the steps from the walkway around the chief science officer’s office, which connected to the various lab spaces on this and the above deck.

“Captain,” he greeted, then nodded to Claude and Caelian. “Ensign Genard, Ensign Weir.” He lifted the PADD in his hand. “NE Chee has improved the translation algorithm on that broadcast we picked up. I thought you’d like to see it right away.”

He glanced around the lab. “If there’s a holodisplay I can put it up there for us.”

• Ensign Riley, Science

”..Indeed Ensign? This is great news! Put it up.” Drudoc said interested.

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