An Archaeological dig on 38 Ceti II 'Ua Valla' (143 light years
from Earth)
17 October 1858 AD (Terran Gregorian Date)
6 August 130 (Local Date, years
since discovery)
It was shortly after lunch when the
rushing carriage arrived at the archaeological site. Not for the
first time, Professor James Livingstone wondered why he had been
dragged all the way out here on the Cetian frontier. (Of course, the
real frontier,
the forefront of discovery, was further out.) He had travelled more
than 22000 miles, through four portals, from Cambridge, where he had
received the message four months before.
If nothing else, he was thankful for the Steam Revolution and the
advancements it brought. If not for railways and steamships, he would
still in transit, approaching the Ceylon Portal. He then saw one of
the other archaeologists approaching.
“Welcome, Professor, to Ua Valla
site 51,” he said with an Oxford
accent. “We've been waiting for four months since we sent the
telegram.”
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