Earth was destroyed over eight hundred years ago. Before the cataclysm, hundreds of colony ships were sent in every direction throughout the galaxy. Each carry thousands of people in stasis pods, enough to start a new civilization on a distant planet. Crews of three on each ship link their minds with the ship's computer and search for a home while the rest of the populace sleeps. Everything had been normal on SearchLight 25. Even though they had scanned dozens of planets over the last eight centuries, each one more disheartening than the last, it had at least been a relatively quiet journey. But now there's a new planet. A planet that could finally be the one. All the previous disappointments could be put behind them once and for all. They just need this last scan to come back positive...
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