Setting the scene…

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The mars landing
Deagan was 25. He was walking until he got a notification from NASA. NASA wanted him to be the first person to learn on Waze so that’s what he did.
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…"Mission Control," he replied, his voice firm. "I can do that. Prepare for transmission." He began to input the prime number sequence, his fingers moving with a newfound certainty. He was no longer just Deagan, the lone astronaut on Mars. He was humanity's first point of contact. And as he prepared to send his message into the silent depths of the Martian crust, he knew, with absolute certainty, that his adventure had just truly begun. The universe, it seemed, was far more crowded, and far more mysterious, than he had ever dared to dream.