"Look at the momentum," Kael marveled, pointing to a swirling cluster in the corner. "The 1.var sequence is creating galaxies instead of just dust."

Elara didn't look up. "The variables are locked. Initial entropy is set to zero. The rack is perfectly aligned." She hit the 'Enter' key.

"Is it time?" Kael asked, his voice barely a whisper against the hum of the cooling fans.