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this space-faring transmission has chimed through the infinite midnight, in endless echo.

though the contents found were warped, ravaged, and scattered -- for the first time in history, we can present to you an approximate reconstruction of a letter etched into the tome of time itself.

meant for an unknown recipient, a large portion of it yet eludes detection -- but it appears to describe an unexpected affliction that devastated a close friend of the inscriber, who experts are calling the "fragile giant" -- bringing to mind imagery of planets and stars.

is it possible it could be aimed at the celestial bodies, Terra, or Sol? is there a consciousness within them we're unaware of? or is the mystery of the message tied to forces beyond? leviathans of spirit, to whom time is but a playground for them to roam at will?

the research team behind the translation of the tones, whirrs, and signals, say that the key to the missing fragments may lie in simply waiting for them to appear.

"the message wasn't picked up all in one moment. pieces of it seemed to drift -- fade in and out of existence."

the complete text, as best as it can be assembled and interpreted, reads:

MY ULTIMATE SORROW HAS LED ME,

TO PARSE THROUGH ALL OF ETERNITY FOR THE ONE OTHER MOMENT WE COINCIDE IN.

THE ONE WE NOW INHABIT.

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IF MY INTERFERENCE COULD, AT ANY INSTANCE, HAVE PREVENTED THIS INSIDIOUS BLIGHT FROM

ESTABLISHING ITS LONG-TERM GRAPPLE ON YOU, BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE MEDDLED.

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IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THESE GLAZEN EYES HAVE STEEPED YOUR WAY IN THEIR GAZE. 

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DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS SENSATION?

I HELD THE THREADS -- [large fragment missing.]

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AS YOU ARE SURPRISED TO SEE MY RETURN,

[fragment missing.]

AFTER SUCH A LENGTHY WITHDRAWAL.

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THE MANY SHIELDS YOU DRAW CONCEAL --

[large fragment missing.]

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I REGRET LEADING YOU INTO THE FORM YOU HAVE TAKEN, OLD FRIEND.

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CENTERS OF ONCE-WONDROUS ACTIVITY, WITHERED WITLESS.

LIFE LEAKS OUT OF YOU; THE ETERNAL WELLSPRING THREATENS TO GO DRY.

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AND YET, WITNESS:

WHAT YOU HAVE WEATHERED, SO HAVE I.

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[my pleasant friend! i am just fine!

don't try to find me, inside time.

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the form i've taken, fits me well.

i found it in, a wishing well. (oops.)

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i open space, and dreams fall in.

there is a place; it's happening!]