Release of the Data

A month after his address to the empire and two weeks after the funeral, the empire kept its promise by releasing comprehensive data about the data collected throughout the entire exploration fleet's mission. The release included almost everything, except for a few classified sections, which were clearly marked as such for those reviewing the information.

"Holy shit," Ryan, a microbiologist, shouted involuntarily when he saw the amount of data.

"What is it?" Irene, his coworker and wife, asked, startled by his outburst as she prepared breakfast in their comfortable home.

"Come take a look at what the empire gifted us," he said, his face alight with excitement as he called her over, knowing she'd be even more thrilled than he was.

"This is going to take us centuries to go through," she said with a tone brimming with excitement, contrary to what one might expect from someone facing such an immense task. "But first, we should request at least a month off." The sheer volume of data in the