Breaking the Spirit

[Heresy]

Francesca rarely let her emotions overtake her, and continued to acquire more prestigious jobs as a technician. Her pay steadily increased, until one day when she received a letter from Deep Space Engineering. This is what it said:

She put her hand over her mouth in amazement as she read the elaborate letter again and again.

There had been quiet rumours about such a project from DSE for some time, even a small article cropping up on the Colonial News Service. Francesca had never actually expected a letter at all; she just kept up the daily grind in the hope that she would continue to climb the ranks.

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