Masha leaned forward. "LSM-43. Will you let us see the ocean?"
"You did the right thing," Masha said. "The bear outside says the ocean is lonely. But we're not lonely yet." Anya-10 Masha-8-Lsm-43
The common room was a cathedral of silence and frost. The violet light from the LSM-43 cast long, skeletal shadows. Masha stood directly in front of the aperture, her small face bathed in that alien glow. Masha leaned forward