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Good morning, Steve.

Good morning. The jump chamber is primed. Are you ready?

Yes. Let's go then.

You've not eaten since 0600 yesterday?

No. You have removed all jewelry and artificial devices from your body,

including contacts, hearing implants, and other sensory enhancement devices?

Yes. You have reviewed and signed the release documents?

Yes. All right then.

One last thing.

I hear they're working on grape flavor.

Come on.

Come on.

Remember,

stay as still as possible.

It's important to breathe normally, especially when the solution covers you.

You must aspirate it so that solution coats all mucous membranes.

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

Yes.

Um,

Doc.

You haven't lost anyone in this thing, have you?

Don't worry, Steve.

We're going to take good care of you.

I try to relax and remember what I said about breathing.

you

Here we go, Steve.

Let's relax.

Grave, Steve.

Thank you.

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can deluge you with a

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limit.

We believe that human advancement should be attained at almost any cost.

But what if that ultimate payment is one's soul?

Willa Carson, actually. Hi. Michael Burr. The dinos aren't much for first

Welcome to the snake pit.

Thanks.

Uh,

thank you, Administrator Lena.

Warm and fuzzy, aren't they?

I think etiquette kind of embarrassed them, if that's possible.

Um, well... No, don't worry about it. You'll get used to it. Come on. I'll buy

you a cup of coffee.

They call them dinos to their face.

They don't care.

In order to hurt their feelings, they have to have them first, right? But to

insult them to their face. Oh, hell, they've got worse things for us. They

us weeps and the babies.

Not that I blame them, given how much more advanced they are than us.

I'm just glad they stay behind that glass.

Didn't they give you any training before you got here?

The glass is for atmosphere.

Their air is three times as dense as ours, and it's mostly carbon dioxide.

I know what the glass is for, but come on.

Tell me it doesn't make you nervous looking at those incisors all day.

The Hanan are a truly advanced species, Will. They're not driven by anger or

fear or hatred, like those wonderful human emotions.

In fact, they're pacifist, totally non -violent.

And despite those incisors, they're vegetarian to boot.

Wait a second. They don't eat burgers.

I thought you said they were advanced.

Start shuttle docking in T -minus five minutes. Damn, I forgot about the

shuttle.

Let's go meet our next customer.

How often do these things run?

About every eight hours.

Some are supply ships, some bring jumpers, and take the ones that arrive

back to Earth.

You get a lot of returning jumpers? A few.

Mostly people are dying to get off Earth, not come back.

Kamala Shastri.

I'm Michael Burr. I'm your jump supervisor.

This is Will Carson. You'll be assisting me.

Glad to meet you, Burr.

Let's get you to jump at 0800 tomorrow morning.

As you know, it's important that your body acclimate itself here for 12 hours

beforehand. If you'll follow me, I'll show you to your quarters.

That'd be great.

Thanks. Thanks, Will.

I'll meet you in the common room in half an hour.

See you in the morning, Kamala.

Well, maybe winning the lottery isn't the exact analogy, but it's pretty

I mean, of 250 ,000 or so applications for jumps, how many do you accept a

300?

275. At least in this pilot program.

Once this initial testing is done, there'll be a lot more.

Eventually, we'll have 1 ,000 jump stations doing as many as 10 million

year. Of course, that's still a year away.

It'll be way too late for my doctoral thesis.

That's why I feel so lucky.

I mean, there's no way I could travel again the conventional way. It would

me over a hundred years.

You'll be having lunch with the Gentians tomorrow.

Well, after all these years of study, to finally be there.

Well, here we are.

Not exactly swank, but you'll only be here till morning.

As you know, no food tonight, water only.

Well, good night.

Michael?

Do you think I could see it?

The jump room, I mean?

The room is off limits except during jumps.

It's against regulations to... I won't touch anything.

I just want to see it before I have to.

Before the jump.

Please?

We're not allowed to go into the jump room itself. It's kept sterile until

before the jump.

But you can see the room in the jump chamber from here.

This is the control room.

You can read about it and see the vids, but it's just not the same.

Right there.

The hunt and control from in there.

This is the human supervisor's control.

What's it for?

Once the transfer is complete and confirmed, we have two copies of the

One here, and an exact duplicate at the destination point.

He told us about it in our training.

Called a redundancy. That's right.

You have to destroy the jumper left behind.

The Hanan call it balancing the equation.

How cute.

And you've missed it. Well, that's them.

Sentimental to a fault.

Does it hurt?

Not a bit.

You'll close your eyes here and open them again.

Must be hard for you, though, to push that button.

I mean, knowing that it... For the Hanen will trust us with this technology.

They must know that we will unflinchingly balance the equation every

This is the whole reason for this pilot program, and it's the reason I'm here.

I have four advanced degrees, and my only responsibility is to push that

I don't think twice.

I didn't mean to apologize. It's all right.

I'm sorry.

This is irregular.

I know, Sir Lloyd. I just wanted... You will follow protocol.

The jumper will return to quarter.

Of course.

Good night.

This is Will Carson.

I'm in.

No one suspects anything.

Excellent. Keep us informed.

Good morning.

All ready?

Are you ready?

Yes.

No.

Gendian, isn't it?

Meditation sphere?

It's supposed to reflect your inner emotions.

I find it relaxing.

Judging by its color, I'd say you're more queasy than relaxed right now.

No kidding.

I should be excited, but frankly, I'm not sure I can get out of this chair.

You will.

They all do.

Shall we?

So, patriarchal power hierarchy, huh?

Excuse me?

Well, on your profile, you said you were going to Ghent for the next two years

to chronicle Ghentian patriarchal power hierarchies within the transgenic

populations.

Sounds like a bunch of heady stuff.

Well, truth be told, the anthropology is only part of it.

It's really about Piri.

Piri?

And Galileo, and Armstrong, and Goodall.

The thrill of being the first human to explore a new world.

Yeah, that's pretty cliche, huh? No, just honest.

Most jumpers are the same. They want to escape the smog and overcrowding of the

Earth.

The mission statements on the front of those applications are just the academic

veneer.

You're pretty insightful for someone with four advanced degrees.

Thought you academic types were withdrawn and bookish.

Well, it's just an image we want to promote.

Helps hide our social dysfunction.

Dinos are nothing if not punctual.

My bag. It's okay.

We'll sew it for you along with your clothes until you return.

Thanks for talking to me, Michael.

part of the service.

How is the subject?

Calm and in control.

We can't afford another breakdown in protocol with the Haunted. I understand.

I'm going to observe the jump now.

So far, Michael has shown no overt signs of stress.

I have no cause for concern.

I'll be in touch.

Including contacts, hearing implants, and other sensory enhancement devices?

Yes. You've reviewed and signed the release documents?

Yes.

Your stasis solution?

L 'chaim.

Is it good? Delicious.

If you like mercury ethyl chloride.

Would you keep this for me?

Until I get back?

Sure.

Who knows?

Maybe you'll have better luck making it work than I did.

I doubt it.

But you can show me how to use it when you return.

I will.

The jumper will enter chamber!

It's okay.

You'll be fine.

Don't worry, I'll walk you through it.

Okay,

Kamala.

Remember to stay still as possible.

It's important to breathe normally, especially when the solution covers you.

It has to coat all of your dismembrances, you understand?

Yes. What's the station for this?

It immobilizes the tissues until a complete scan can be done.

Does it really stop the heart?

The heart, brain, lungs, everything has to be in complete stations for the scan

to be successful.

Complete stations for how long?

It's only two seconds. Ouch.

But the jumper barely feels it because they're reconstituted at their

destination point long before the effects of the tape can be felt.

You doing great, Mama?

Just try to keep breathing normally.

You have to breathe in the solution. You can do it.

James Bond!

What's up?

I don't know. It's never happened before.

Non -confirmation of transmission retriever.

Do not balance equation.

mean aborting? Did she reconstitute Gend or not?

Did

she

make it to Gend or not, Administrator?

Confirm this information.

Interrogation with Gend was interrupted.

And when will you know?

We will inform.

What about Kamala?

Kamala? The jumper.

The procedure was reported. She is unhung.

Physically, maybe.

But it took me an hour to calm her down. She was nearly psychotic.

Mental states do not concern us. She is structurally uncorrupted.

Structurally uncorrupted, great.

I will contact you when I know more.

Michael.

Well? I don't know when they'll confirm transmission.

Looks like Kamala's gonna have to jump all over again.

She's gonna love that.

Yeah, no kidding.

What about the Hanan?

What about them?

Are they angry that Kamala lost it?

Why is it you're so worried about how the Hanan feels?

And what is it with all those questions in the jump room for a replacement tech?

You don't know a lot about jump technology.

I know, of course I know what jump technology is. Not for someone who's

to have a double PhD in physics.

Look, I know I'm new, but I assure you... When two jump transmitters are in

phase, what's the quantum differential?

Okay, I'm not gonna be questioning... Who the hell are you, really?

Look, Michael, it's not a nefarious deceit.

I'm with Zykov.

You're a rink?

I did my quarterly. I know, and passed with flying colors. I know, just like

Jackson. When Jackson bugged out, it made the brass nervous. I was sent here

watch you, make sure you're okay.

You son of a bitch, you're here to spy on me. Look, Michael, I'm sorry for the

deceit, but we cannot afford another protocol for each of us.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Is this what you call establishing good doctor -patient trust?

Look, I...

Just stay out of my way, okay?

And you can tell your handlers that if they're worried about my sanity, sending

squirrels like you to spy on me isn't going to help the cause.

I just woke up from a terrible nightmare.

Realized it all really happened.

It was horrible, Michael.

The darkness.

The suffocation.

And then the pain.

Like your whole body's being set on fire from the inside.

You wish for death.

Do you know what that's like?

It's over now.

If it makes you feel any better, the Hunnid are trying to figure out what

wrong. I don't care if they fix it.

I'm not doing it again. I'm not getting back into that machine.

Okay. It's okay.

You don't have to.

This whole program is voluntary.

It's honey and sweet tea.

Believe it or not, the dinos have quite a sweet tooth.

It can't be easy living here with creatures so different from you.

There's only one other human being in the company.

It's not so bad.

You'll get used to it after a while.

How long have you been here?

Just over two years.

Wow.

The walls don't close in.

Even Earth is better than this tin can. The work I have to do is important.

There's got to be more to it than that.

There's something keeping you here, isn't there?

I'm sorry, I'm prying.

It's a bad habit.

I'm an anthropologist. Nothing kind of comes with a job.

No, it's okay. It's just that it's been so long since I sat and talked.

Five years ago, I lost someone.

Someone very close to me.

Do you know what ESS is?

Environment sensitivity syndrome.

Of course.

My wife woke up choking one morning. Her lungs shut down.

She went into anaphylactic shock.

By the time we got her into the hospital, she was dead.

My God.

And the doctors?

Well, they said it was ESS.

That Karen literally had an allergic reaction to the poisons in the air

her.

Oh, I lost it.

I withdrew. I went into deep, deep depression. I haven't even thought about

you know.

What stopped you?

Molly.

She's with her grandparents now.

When Karen died, I just couldn't...

It's the best that she's with them.

You know, and the terrible thing, though, is knowing that Karen's death

happen again with Molly.

You want to know what keeps me here?

Hope.

Knowledge that one day Molly might get off Earth, that she and I could find a

place like Gens, a place that has fresh air and trees and we'll never look back.

My daughter will not die the same way that her mother did.

I will see you.

I'll be right there.

We have discovered the reason for the irregularity in the procedure.

Yes?

The transmission was sent without corruption.

Never seen after the destination station.

Kamala arrived on Gend?

The transmission has been received.

But I don't understand.

What about the alarms?

Sir Lloyd said the transmission never went through.

M.

M. M. M.

M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M.

Therefore, you will balance the equation.

Wait a minute, do you mean I have to kill Kamala?

You will balance the equation.

So the jump transmission actually went through, and now you have to balance the

equation. Like that's going to be a walk in the park now.

What if I don't do it?

Michael, I know you're angry at me, but do not joke about it. I'm not!

Just for the sake of argument!

What if I don't agree to kill her?

Then we'll shut down the program and take their toys home. Do I even need to

tell you that this technology will liberate our planet?

No.

But are we prepared to get it by any means necessary at the death of an

woman?

What about the millions that are dying every year because they're living in

pollution? Philip, I can't believe I'm even having this conversation with you

after what happened to your own wife.

You leave Karen out of this.

I'm talking about one other person.

That's Kamala.

That is not Kamala.

It is a redundancy, a mistake.

The real Kamala is on Gen.

You tell that to the Kamala drinking tea in her quarters.

And what about the Kamala that will return home two years from now?

What are you going to tell her when she finds a version of herself living in her

house?

Working in her job?

The redundancy elimination rule is there for a reason. You know this.

We cannot afford to screw this up, Michael.

One way or the other, we have to kill Kamal.

If you're not prepared to do it, I will.

Stay away from her. I will deal with this, but my way.

Is that clear?

Or I'll show the Han in some erratic behavior that will blow Jack from the

of the water!

Hi.

The shuttle here?

Soon.

Another hour or so.

Actually, Kamala, I wanted to talk to you about that.

Yes? Are you sure about this?

About going home?

All the time and effort, all the work you went through, are you sure you're

ready to give it all up?

I can't go through that process again, Michael.

Kamala, what happened to you was an accident. It was a fluke.

The jump process is uncomfortable, but I promise you it's nothing like what you

went through.

How do you know?

Because I've seen jumpers come back through.

It is uncomfortable, but they're hardly traumatized by it.

The truth is that the Han had screwed this one up.

But are you ready to give up this opportunity because of it?

I mean, you could jump again now or lose this chance forever.

You promise it won't happen again?

The Han are meticulous. They won't let it happen again.

What do you say?

Take a step forward toward your new life or go back to the old one.

Enter chamber.

Michael. It's okay.

I'm here. You can do this.

We're entering chamber.

I don't think I can do this. Yeah, I'll help you through it.

I'm sorry.

I can't. What's wrong?

The equation must be balanced.

Subject will enter chamber. What does she mean, equation must be balanced?

You have to get in the chamber, Kamala.

Wait a minute.

What's going on here?

This isn't about me jumping, is it?

The original transmission went through to Kendo K.

What do you mean? You're a redundancy.

You wanted to get me into the jump chamber again. We have to finish the

Kill me.

Burn!

Subject will comply! No!

Kamala, listen.

No!

Kamala! You lied to me!

No!

I told you we needed to complete the process.

Romantics, don't pull back. You know what you did.

You're right. I'm sorry.

Would you have gotten into the chamber if I told you the truth?

Of course not.

We need to finish the process, Kamala.

The equation needs to be balanced.

Stop saying that.

If you're going to do this, then at least call it by what it is.

You need to kill me.

Say it.

I need to kill you.

So I'm just supposed to get back in that device and be turned into ash?

Forget it.

You knew this was part of the jump process. Of course, but not like this.

I was supposed to close my eyes here and open them again, do you remember?

Look, a mistake's been made. I'm sorry for it, but it's not my fault.

I'm not getting back in that machine.

You signed an agreement. You knew the risks. Don't give me that contractual

obligation crap here. This is different and you know it.

I'm not going to do it.

Next shuttle leaves in about an hour, right?

But at least I'm going to be on it.

Where is she?

I need a moment with Deloyne, Will.

No. Please, wait for me in your chambers.

I need a word, Deloyne.

I want to talk to you about Kamala Shastri, the jumper.

No. Yes.

Well, she refuses to return and finish the process.

Look, can't we just let this one go? I mean, we made the mistake.

Can't we just... No, you must balance the equation. It's our primary law.

The consequences are grave.

And the Hanun would pull out if we let one jumper go.

There are those among the Hanun, including Lena, who want to deny human

technology. May they, your crude emotional state, do not support our

Letting the redundancy live is just what they need to stop us from helping your

species advance.

It is an unforgivable breach of our protocol. I know how important your

protocols are, but please, Siloam, can't you help them understand?

I cannot.

I know it is hard for you, Vern, but you must do this. You must terminate the

redundancy.

Do you understand?

Bye.

Do it quickly, then.

Get up.

Will you kill me? We're getting you off on the next shuttle.

If we don't have much time, let's go.

The shuttle will be landing soon.

Why are you doing this? We're trying to sneak you on, but if all else fails,

we'll have to hijack it.

What about the Hun?

They can stop us, but they won't.

Why not?

They're pacifists.

Don't believe in violence in any form.

Truly advanced species.

But, Michael, the program.

I mean, if you get me out of here... Do you want to die?

No.

Stop arguing with me and do as I say.

I want you to stay in here.

I'll greet the shuttle passengers and the crew and then come for you.

If all goes well, we'll be able to smuggle you on board for the return

without anyone seeing you.

T minus five minutes.

Michael!

What do you think you're doing?

Don't get in my way, Will.

For what?

Are you going to shoot me?

Just stay out of my way.

Might be.

So you're going to save one life by taking another.

This isn't right, Will. She doesn't deserve to die.

Kamala Shastri is not dying. She's alive and well and ganned.

You're not... saving Kamala, you are dooming the rest of us. No.

You know it's true.

I can see it in your eyes. Why are you doing this?

Because I care about her, Will.

You can't watch another woman that you care about die.

Don't you understand, Michael, that Kamala on this station is already dead?

But dead as Karen is.

It's all just a formality now.

It's just inevitable.

It's time you stop this.

But you did what's right.

No. You must.

The Hanan are watching and you know that.

You let that redundancy leave the station. You doom us.

You doom your daughter.

Are you going to choose Kamala over Molly?

Come on.

We've got to go.

What's going on?

The shuttle crew will come on to the station. Will will warn them about you.

All right, we're going to have to force our way on to the shuttle as soon as

they open the hood or door.

Okay. My bag.

I'll get it.

It's about 100 meters away.

What is it?

Sorry. No!

Michael!

Don't do this!

Michael, please! Don't do this!

Thank you.

Wow.

It's definitely easier the second time.

Michael, isn't it?

Excuse me?

It's me, Kamala.

You were my job supervisor two years ago, weren't you?

You were very kind to me.

I'm sorry, that was somebody else.

As we pursue technological advancement, we should be careful not to abandon our

humanity in the process.

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