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Holly and Simon found Coppélia’s deduction difficult to accept but even more difficult to refute. The difference in the colour of the leotard on the two holo-recordings wasn’t sufficient proof on its own that the Coppélia sitting before them wasn’t the same Coppélia that had left Earth to explore Proxima b, but the differing CIC designations couldn’t be ignored.
If two inconsistencies existed then perhaps there were more. Holly and Simon agreed that further investigation was warranted. Holly poured herself a coffee and prepared herself for the marathon task of comparing the videos. Fortunately, it was the weekend and she had no other pressing commitments that could pull her away from the chore. She touched a couple of icons on the universal remote control, the URC band, that she wore o
