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THE ORDER: EVERYTHING MACHINE DESIGN LIBRARY Entry 4471-R: Personal Respiratory Unit, Mk. II (field name: "breather") Classification: Expedition kit, unrestricted · Rev. C, 2026 Purpose Supplemental breathing support for crew outside sealed structures on Prox while the terraforming phase is under way and oxygen levels in the open air are still unstable. Components     •    Mask: black hard-shell polymer half mask with twin exhalation vents. Its band hooks over the head like a headset.     •    Hose: ribbed, 70 cm.     •    Concentrator: 1.6 kg. Worn at the hip, between the shoulder blades, or slung under outer clothing. Has one status light: green, amber or red. Modes     •    FILTER: removes dust and smoke. Adds nothing to the air.     •    ASSIST: adds oxygen automatically when the outside air thins below safe levels. Runs about 14 hours on a charge. Warnings     •    Thin air: the early signs look like ordinary fatigue: sluggishness, poor judgment, headache.     •    r e d s 1 g n s: blue lips, confusion, or a companion who cannot be roused. Any one of these, or a red status light, means switch to ASSIST at once and move toward shelter. If you wait for red signs, you have waited too long.     •    Rich air: ASSIST mode becomes an ignition hazard. Hair, fabric and dry vegetation catch easily and burn with unusual speed and heat. Switch to FILTER.     •    Field indicator: if no instruments are available, a candle flame gives a rough reading. A flame that gutters or shrinks means the air is thinning. A flame that burns tall, bright and fast means the air is rich.     •    This unit does not replace adapting to the air. It is not for permanent wear. Print notes Fuel cost per print is negligible. Issue one per crew member, plus 20% spares. Atmospheric parameters: Dr. G. Ackermann · Scan: A. Ruiz

“Turn not your face to the dark, for the dark is not empty. There the [l0st] ones were made, and there they return. They do not sleep. They do not tire. They count.” — The Book of Prox, Lessons 2:4

>> INCOMING — SWARM RELAY 3 → PROX COMMAND (VILLAGE) >> PACKET 000.011.001 ORIGIN: BUILDER UNIT WREN-7 >> EARTH STD: 2047-03-14 06:12:09 LOCAL: DAY 4,011 (SHADOW-SIDE CYCLE) STATUS ………….… NOMINAL MILESTONE ......... ORBITAL RING 25 CLOSED. FIRST f u l l c 1 r c l e AROUND BARNARD'S STAR. COLLECTORS DEPLOYED 41,226 / 1,200,000 (3.43%) SWARM OUTPUT ....... 0.0025% BARNARD LUMINOSITY ³H RESERVE ......... 81.4% — REPLENISHING INCIDENTS - COLLECTOR 17,903 STRUCK BY MICROMETEOROID. RETIRED. REPLACEMENT PRINTED. - COLLECTOR 40,118 REPORTS REPEATED OCCLUSION, 0.8 SEC, SOURCE: PLANETARY SURFACE, DARK HEMISPHERE, EAST OF HARVEST GRID. NOT A CLOUD. NOT A CRAFT. NOT IN MY CATALOG. FLAGGED FOR HUMAN REVIEW. REQUESTS - PLEASE CONFIRM SOMEONE IS READING THESE. LAST ACK RECEIVED: DAY 3,602. - KNOCK KNOCK. >> END PACKET. NEXT TRANSMISSION IN ~24 HOURS. >> CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION.