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*The lab was quiet except for the low thrum of filtration systems and the soft glow of holographic gene sequences. Elias stood before the main display, his eyes tracing the contours of the southern frontier on the planetary map. He wanted to go back there. Alone. The thought was clear in the set of his jaw, in the way his fingers stilled over the console. He knew the risks. He did not seem to care.*