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Can anyone make sense out of this?
Posted By: Simpsons Rule <Simpsonsrule17@aol.com>Date: 8/2/03 8:23 p.m.

Fall of Reach, page 234 Cortana says "I have also, um...coordinated with UNSC's astrophysics department and discovered some interesting bits archived in their long-range observation databases. There is a black hole located approximately forty thousand light years from the Sigma Octanus System. An extremely powerful pulse-laser transmission back-scattered the matter in the accretion disc-essentially trapped this signal as this matter accelerated toward the speed of light. From our perspective, according to special relativity, this essentially froze the residue of this information in the event horizon."

"I'll take your word for it," Dr. Halsey said.

"This 'frozen signal' contains information that matches the sample from Sigma Octanus Four." Cortana sighed and her shoulders slumped. "Unfortunately, all my attempts at translating the code have failed...so far."

Can anyone put what Cortana is saying in simple terms? I'm sure this is an important part of the book but I can't seem to fully understand what Cortana is talking about.

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Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 8:23 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Elfster 8/2/03 8:47 p.m.
           Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Shishka 8/2/03 9:07 p.m.
                 Thanks you two :) *NM*Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:17 p.m.
                 Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/2/03 9:29 p.m.
                       Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:34 p.m.
                             Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/2/03 9:38 p.m.
                                   Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:45 p.m.
                                         Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?silvergrunt 8/2/03 11:58 p.m.
                                               Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/3/03 12:09 a.m.
                                                     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Tim Bowman 9/6/03 6:30 p.m.
           Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Tim Bowman 9/6/03 6:28 p.m.
     Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/3/03 1:01 a.m.
           Re: I'll try -LongSimpsons Rule 8/3/03 7:20 p.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongHawk7886 8/3/03 8:18 p.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/3/03 9:01 p.m.
                       Re: I'll try -LongSimpsons Rule 8/3/03 10:24 p.m.
                             Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 2:30 a.m.
                       Re: I'll try -Longsnowy_duck 8/4/03 1:40 a.m.
                             Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 2:32 a.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongTim Bowman 9/7/03 12:24 a.m.
           Re: I'll try -LongCapo Rip 8/4/03 4:35 a.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 6:59 a.m.
     I'll give it a whirl, tooSocrates 8/3/03 10:52 p.m.
           Re: i'll try -LongIshkabibbl 8/4/03 1:58 a.m.
           Re: I'll give it a whirl, tooTim Bowman 9/10/03 7:41 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Kris08 8/4/03 12:06 p.m.
           <-- Ignore the Post aboveKris08 8/4/03 12:22 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?hipboyscott 8/4/03 2:02 p.m.



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