Earth, this is Zarya-4. We just saw it. Recording to open channel. The object is a completely black cylinder. From a distance, it looks like a single solid piece. But as it got closer, sensors clearly showed it consists of eight separate rings. They rotate in different directions — some slow, some faster. There's empty space between them, but telemetry is going crazy. Size — almost 200 kilometers. That shouldn't be able to fly on its own, yet it's intact. Speed — around 80 km/s. It caught up with us, passed by, and vanished ahead. No signal, no heat, no magnetic disturbance. Total silence. When it crossed in front of the stars, they didn't twinkle — just a perfect black silhouette. After it passed, a low vibration went through the ship. Like a giant string resonating inside us. Sergei said, 'It feels like a greeting.' Cameras recorded nothing — just white noise at the moment of capture. It's heading straight toward the constellation Cygnus. I think it knew we were here. Zarya-4, going silent...