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data-preservation
The chapter references the recovery of datasets from Jefri's parents and the ship's computer, highlighting themes of information preservation and loss.
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A Fire Upon the Deep (2002)Vernor Vinge
Chapter 443
This chapter contains a meta-textual note (Note 415*) discussing the discovery of datasets belonging to Jefri's parents and the ship's computer, which appears superior yet nonfunctional. The note also includes editorial comments on narrative pacing, character attitude progression, and stylistic choices such as capitalization and italicization, reflecting on the development of Steel's galactic aims and the temporal flow of scenes.