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The Deliberate Error

El error deliberado

Two miles down, something answered a math problem correctly — and then made the same mistake three times in a row, as if checking whether the humans were paying attention.

Part 2 of 3 in The Grammar of the Abyss

Heydi contó los destellos tres veces antes de quitarse los audífonos. «Diecisiete», confirmó. «Cuarenta y un segundos de silencio, y luego el primo que nunca había emitido.

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