The archive contained thirty-one text files—one for every day of the month—and three heavily distorted .wav recordings. The author is identified only as "E. Vance," a night-shift technician for a telecommunications firm.

The final file in the ZIP wasn't a log. It was an image: EXIT.jpg .

“Something is wrong with the outgoing signals. We’re sending data packets to the satellites, but they’re coming back modified. It’s like someone is catching our 'hello' and sending back a 'goodbye.' I checked the logs for the 12th. Every text message sent through this relay today was mirrored. If someone typed 'I love you,' the receiver got 'uoy evol I.' Everyone thinks it’s a glitch. I think the signal is hitting something… solid… up there.”