They left the observatory at dawn, the fractal spiral glowing faintly on their palm. The blizzard swallowed them whole.

  Some say they heard laughter in the wind.

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  Others, a sigh.

  Mount Aether Observatory was declared lost to extreme weather. No bodies were recovered. The last transmission, logged at 03:47 a.m., reads:

  [STATIC]

  …echoes may fade, but the silence is older…

  [END FEED]