彗星核心漂浮的录音内

POKE: The spherical stone casing here seems to be the source of the energy readings... No, rather, the source is what's within the stone. I'm detecting some form of exotic matter.

珀克：看起来这个球形的岩石壳体就是能量读数的源头……不对，能量是从岩石里面辐射出来的。我检测到了某种奇异的物质形态。

PYE: The stone is muting our energy readings; they should be ten times what we're seeing, at least.

派伊：这块岩石正在抑制我们的能量读数。正常的数据至少应该是我们看到的十倍。

POKE: Pye, I don't think we want this matter interacting with us. As far as I can tell, direct contact with it would almost certainly be fatal.

珀克：派伊，我觉得我们不能被这种物质接触到。就我所知，直接暴露在它之下几乎肯定会致命。

PYE: I've never encountered anything like this casing, but it's all that's protecting us from what's inside. Worse still, this matter is disturbingly volatile.

派伊：我以前从没见过这样的壳体。不过多亏了它，我们才不会被里面的物质给害死。更要命的是，这种东西极度易挥发。

POKE: ...Pye. Whatever the matter inside this stone casing is, it's more than just profoundly unstable; it's under tonnes of pressure. Look at this density scan. I've never seen anything this tightly compacted before! What is this?

珀克：……派伊。包裹在这个岩石壳体里的物质不光是异常不稳定；它还承受着数以吨计的压力。看看这份密度扫描的结果。我从没见过结构如此紧密的物质！它到底是什么东西？

PYE: This is orders of magnitude worse than I'd imagined. If this stone were to rupture, the lethal matter within would rapidly expand, completely blanketing this star system almost instantaneously. And the pressure is still building as the comet approaches this star system...

派伊：这比我预想得还要严重几个数量级。如果这块岩石裂开来，那么里面的致命物质便会迅速传播，几乎一眨眼就可以覆盖整个星系。而且，随着彗星不断接近这个星系，压力还在不断上升……

PYE: Return to the shuttle, right now! The rest of our friends need to know they're in terrible danger. Leave your equipment and run!

派伊：回到航天飞机上去，马上！得让我们其他的朋友们知道，他们的处境极度危险。别管你的设备了，赶快跑！

POKE: What are you doing, Pye?!

珀克：你在干什么，派伊？！

PYE: The more we know about this alien matter, the better our chances of survival. I will learn what I can here. Go, warn the others; maybe they can construct shelter somehow. ...Now, Poke!

派伊：我们对这种外星物质了解得越多，活下来的机会就越大。我来尽力把它弄明白。快走，快去警告其他人，没准他们还来得及把庇护所搭起来。……快啊，珀克！