Short Story
Number of words : 2800
Percent of complex words : 11.2
Average syllables per word : 1.5
Average words per sentence : 14.4
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 10.2
Flesch : 64.7
Flesch-Kincaid : 7.8
PEOPLE
The Astronomer
Leaving the project to go back to Earth.
Euclid
An ancient mathematician.
Eric Jackson
An astronomer.
Arthur Lindstrom
The Chief Astronomer.
Ship's psychiatrist
Talks to him about his leaving.
Captain
Doesn't talk to him before he leaves.
Shuttle Control Officer
Nervous as he hasn't sent a human back before, only unmanned craft.
TECHNOLOGY
The Artifact
The artifact consists of sixty-four small satellites orbiting a black hole, ingeniously arranged so that their relative positions remain unchanged.
VEHICLES
Pioneer
An Earth space probe.
Shuttle
A ship capable of 15g acceleration when unmanned, used to travel between Earth and The Artifact.
PLOT
Your classic BDO has been found, and studying has been happening for awhile, without getting too far. An astronomer on the project decides to come home, which surprises most there, who would likely sacrifice their grandmothers to stay. It is eight light years away.
3 out of 5
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