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Chapter 4The first place they stopped after leaving the garbage planet was Denebi in the Summer Triangle, near the red giant Vulpeculae. Sometimes known as Alpha Cygni, Denebi was a blue-white supergiant that bathed its fifteen planets with such bright light that humans lived under polarized domes only on the outer three planets. Denebi III, their destination, was a cold if well-lit ball of rock and ice with barely enough oxygen to sustain life. At a half-grav, it was an easy landing for even the bulkiest and most awkward of craft. “Why are we stopping here?” Misty asked. “I got an old associate who might be interested in some merchandise. Low gravity planets make better transshipment points, so this is a commerce center for almost all settlements in the Summer Triangle.” “Doesn't feel

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