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ANSS Helix
Border Post 47
Last outpost before leaving Earth's system
4142.7.30 Galactic
"ANSS Helix to forty-seven," said Gears, seated in the pilot’s chair. Nick was seated in the copilot’s chair.
"Go ahead, Helix," came the reply.
"We're leaving the system per our flight plan and will be going to light speed in one hour. Confirm forty-seven." Everything had to be exact or any Alliance Navy ships they encountered would shoot first and ask questions later.
"Confirmed. Good journey."
Gears cut the connection with the press of a button, then keyed the coordinates Nick had given him into the autopilot using the number pad on the console in front of him. He could have used voice commands but he enjoyed the tactile experience inherent in the old-fashioned ways.
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