Aris paused the video. The handshake —that was the colloquial term for the automated data relay between Titan and Earth. The handshake had stopped. Which meant the handshake had chosen to stop.

Check the source of the code (email, receipt, or physical card) to see if it is tied to a specific expiration date, such as January 1, 2012 ( 010112 ) or November 17 ( na1117 ). 3. Archive or Database Search

It began as a code scratched on the inside of a steel locker at the abandoned train yard: 010112-1919GOGO-na1117-WMV. To most it was noise — a random sequence of numbers and letters destined for the scrap heap — but to Mira it was a breadcrumb.