Report from the commander of the MTR detachment of the planet Gellifer, Klaus Decimus. Top secret! By order of Governor Mollis Pedites, I begin examining the cogitator. It is old, covered in rust, and wax streaks are visible above the screen. On the rust there is a handwritten inscription, applied in a way unknown to me: “Some kind of crap turned out. But maybe it will help them. L.-I. T.A., Ignis Satser.”I’m starting to study the contents...

Author’s notes: What is directly written is not included in the C&V series, although the characters are familiar.