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It wasn't a glitch.

NIV EWB. NIV EWB. N I V space E W B.

Aris froze. His hands trembled as he pulled up the internal sensor grid. Nothing. No life signs but his own. He grabbed a flashlight and followed the signal's source to a sealed maintenance shaft — one marked with faded red letters: niv ewb

Then, softer: "Need. I. Voice. Extract. Water. Breathe." It wasn't a glitch

A synthesized voice answered: "Pattern matches no known human or alien linguistic database. However, it appears to be an abbreviation." niv ewb

The signal grew louder. Niv. Ewb.