Verse 38
CONTROL: Habitat Three, confirm pressure. HABITAT THREE: Pressure nominal. Faith remains below operational minimum.
Liber Lunae - Chapter 34
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Verse 39
CONTROL: Copy. Faith is nonessential for life support.
Verse 40
HABITAT THREE: Request clarification. Crew member Patel has begun naming craters after ex-partners.
Verse 41
CONTROL: Denied. IAU procedure and emotional hygiene both prohibit this.
Verse 42
HABITAT THREE: Sunrise in eleven minutes. Exterior temperature rising.
Verse 43
CONTROL: Close shutters on Sector B. The Moon has no atmosphere and therefore no respect for gradual transitions.
Verse 44
HABITAT THREE: Dust in hinge assembly again.
Verse 45
CONTROL: Lunar regolith is patient. Treat it as an enemy that has geological time.
Verse 46
HABITAT THREE: Crew cat keeps staring through Cupola Two.
Verse 47
CONTROL: There is no approved cat on the manifest.
Verse 48
HABITAT THREE: Then something unapproved has learned to purr.
Verse 49
CONTROL: Seal Cupola Two.
Verse 50
HABITAT THREE: Negative. It is outside.