Eleven Days by D. Ward Cornell

Author:D. Ward Cornell [Ward Cornell, D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-15T22:00:00+00:00

KAPUSTIN YAR

Sunset was upon them by the time Sergei finally got back out to the obelisk. He was heavily guarded and overly supervised.

“Describe your every move before you make it,” Colonel Kirillov ordered. “Tell me what you find as you go.”

“See this sequence?” Sergei asked.

The colonel nodded.

“There are a series of these that are similar. I will attempt to interpret the symbols that repeat. If they are the same, we can add them to our dictionary. My hope is that this sequence is a listing of similar things.” Sergei posited.

“You may proceed.”

“Then I will start with this one.” Sergei pointed.

“Looks like a sextant,” the colonel offered.

“Agreed. Going in.”

Sergei locked his eyes on the symbol to see if he could take it in without having to touch it. After a second, he closed his eyes, but it didn’t help. Reopening them, he stepped closer and asked, “What are you, little one?”

As Sergei brought his finger up, he felt the static electricity field extend over his arms. He let it linger, then as the feeling settled in, inched his finger closer to his target symbol. Location. Coordinates. The words settled with certainty in his mind.

Relative to what? He thought.

Again, certainty settled in. Greenwich and the equator.

The next symbol, a large dot, enclosed in three concentric circles, each of which had a small dot on it, looked to Sergei like the solar system.

Earth.

“Of course,” Sergei whispered aloud.

Then another symbol, one that looked like an air base. Kapustin Yar.

Then three sets of numbers. Longitude, Latitude, and Denominator.

“Denominator?” Sergei thought.

For the longitude and latitude.

Every time Sergei thought about something while connected to the column of light, the answer just came.

Sergei disconnected, entertained by the little light show it triggered. Then reported his findings. By 2:00 AM, the Russians had the coordinates for the aliens in the Eridanus Super Void. He also reported his belief that the aliens wanted him to send them messages and questions.

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