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The brownish hues of Reader IV swirled into view like something out of a dream.
Florian watched with his hands to the glass on the bridge of his aunt’s corporate cruiser as it slowed to a stop with the planet taking up the entire bridge view. A beige storm danced across the surface of the planet.
He had never been to Reader IV before. Aside from the breathtaking sight, which he’d seen in textbooks, there wasn’t much else to see.
“The client’s ship will be here in approximately five minutes,” a uniformed captain said, monitoring his control panel.
A satellite with a blinking beacon passed by the ship, its dish spinning and rotating in the direction of the nearest star.
The captain, who had taken a liking to Florian, pointed at the satellite.
“That baby has been out here for ten yea
