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In Chapter Twenty-Five of "Between the Strokes of Night," Peron and Elissa explore a post-apocalyptic Earth dominated by glaciers and mutated flora and fauna following a nuclear winter. They reflect on the drastic environmental and biological changes, the extinction of humans, and the mysterious control structures governing their own society, particularly the Immortals. The chapter ends with Peron expressing doubts about who truly controls the Sol system and their need to continue searching for answers beyond Earth and S-space.