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Thank you, Pilot of Pilgrim-44 for sending this mid priority message to Space Command headquarters, Planet Earth. Please check printed transcript below to receive Headquarters' response.

Pilgrim 44: You better be hearing me this time, Mission Control. I came out of lightclamp sixteen hours ago. I’m en route to Cradle-9. All systems are operational, auto-med cleared me just fine. Problem is the Tangler. I don’t think it’s been sending my messages, but there’s no way to be sure because all I get back from it is garbled nonsense. After my first message it printed a transcript three metres long full of gibberish. At least I won’t be short of toilet paper.

I opened it up, disconnected everything and put it back together. Diagnostic didn’t turn anything back but I’m hoping that did the trick. If it did, my first message probably isn’t a crowd pleaser. I’d be sorry about that but the first ten attempts took up all my enthusiasm and sincerity. Now you have to listen to a jaded, bored astronaut who woke up to a malfunction in the first leg of the journey.

Speaking of my being bored, I received a large datapack during dry stasis - maybe ten years ago? I’m guessing its the media package we were promised. Unfortunately, it came through the tangler so it’s unsalvageable. Trying to use the file in the media player just makes it scream static at me. It’s a shame because I could really use some new movies or music or books or anything to keep my sanity until I reach Cradle-9.

Okay that’s enough, if this didn’t work then I’m just going to have to say it all again. Please respond Mission Control, and not with a steam of random alphanumerics this time.

HEADQUARTERS RESPONSE:

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