After 40 minutes of blackout, the capsule emerged from behind the moon.

"Do you copy?"

Only radio static answered.

"Can you hear us? Over."

"... over..."

"Please repeat, we couldn't understand you through the static."

This time, the strange voice could be heard crystal clear: "It's over. Your human friends are dead."

Shocked, the four astronauts looked at each other.

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