Chapter 23
February - 3,390 BC
Earth: Crash site
Colonel Mikhail Mannuki’ili
MIKHAIL
No matter how many times Mikhail wired it back together, he couldn't get the computer to repeat the message! Once, yesterday, a cursor flashed briefly on the screen, but then it shorted out, showering him with sparks before he could reboot the system.
It might help if he could remember how to reboot the system…
Perhaps a password?
What password would he use when he couldn't remember the past which had compelled him to create such a thing?
He threw his pliers down in disgust. He'd been here for more than a week, and had absolutely nothing to show for it!
He fished the small, carved doll out of his chest pocket. This was the password. He knew it. Could sense it. He could feel it in his bones. But t
