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Beat Board

One outline, two views — cards here are the same beats as the timeline, with live PageMap variance.

Act 1: Setup
pp. 1–5
Act 1: Setup
pp. 1–5
Act 2: Confrontation
pp. 6–10
Act 2: Confrontation
pp. 6–10
Act 3: Resolution
pp. 11–13
Act 3: Resolution
pp. 11–13
Seq. 1: Meridian Outpost
pp. 1–3
3
1.1Key EventOn budget
A Faint Echo

Ara catches a sixteen-second pulse on the ridge — the Signal, back after three years of silence.

Target: p. 1 · Actual: p. 1
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MERIDIAN OUTPOST
1.2BeatOn budget
The Archive

Ara and Lyra isolate a structured waveform buried under decades of static in the deep rows.

Target: pp. 1–2 · Actual: pp. 1–2
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ARCHIVE HALL
1.3BeatOn budget
Commander's Doubt

Kellan weighs math against memory — and agrees to crew the mission if the council signs it.

Target: pp. 2–3 · Actual: pp. 2–3
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OBSERVATION ROOM
Seq. 2: The Signal
pp. 3–5
3
2.1Plot PointOn budget
Decision to Investigate

Vorn signs off: fourteen days, one crawler — and everything found comes to his office first.

Target: pp. 3–4 · Actual: pp. 3–4
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COMMANDER'S OFFICE
2.2Turning PointOn budget
Departure

The snowcat leaves the outpost behind; the pulse rides the live radio all the way out.

Target: pp. 4–5 · Actual: pp. 4–5
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THE WASTES
2.3Key EventOn budget
First Contact

In the echo chamber the Signal resolves into words — coordinates, and a warning not to answer.

Target: p. 5 · Actual: pp. 5–6
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ECHO CHAMBER
Seq. 3: Meridian Outpost
pp. 1–3
3
3.1Key EventOn budget
A Faint Echo

Ara catches a sixteen-second pulse on the ridge — the Signal, back after three years of silence.

Target: p. 1 · Actual: p. 1
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MERIDIAN OUTPOST
3.2BeatOn budget
The Archive

Ara and Lyra isolate a structured waveform buried under decades of static in the deep rows.

Target: pp. 1–2 · Actual: pp. 1–2
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ARCHIVE HALL
3.3BeatOn budget
Commander's Doubt

Kellan weighs math against memory — and agrees to crew the mission if the council signs it.

Target: pp. 2–3 · Actual: pp. 2–3
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OBSERVATION ROOM
Seq. 4: The Signal
pp. 3–5
3
4.1Plot PointOn budget
Decision to Investigate

Vorn signs off: fourteen days, one crawler — and everything found comes to his office first.

Target: pp. 3–4 · Actual: pp. 3–4
V
A
K
COMMANDER'S OFFICE
4.2Turning PointOn budget
Departure

The snowcat leaves the outpost behind; the pulse rides the live radio all the way out.

Target: pp. 4–5 · Actual: pp. 4–5
J
A
S
THE WASTES
4.3Key EventOn budget
First Contact

In the echo chamber the Signal resolves into words — coordinates, and a warning not to answer.

Target: p. 5 · Actual: pp. 5–6
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ECHO CHAMBER
Seq. 5: Into the Wilds
pp. 6–7
2
5.1BeatOn budget
The Cost

Lyra's fracture and a harder truth: the Signal is a handshake, asking permission to wake something.

Target: p. 6 · Actual: pp. 6–7
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MED-BAY
5.2BeatOn budget
Hostile Terrain

The canyon shelf nearly kills them; Holt gives the mission six more hours.

Target: p. 7 · Actual: pp. 7–8
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H
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CANYON PATH
Seq. 6: The Buried Truth
pp. 8–10
3
6.1MidpointOn budget
The Buried Lie

Level Omega: the founders answered once, then buried the relay and told the settlement the sky was empty.

Target: pp. 8–9 · Actual: pp. 8–9
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ABANDONED LAB
6.2CrisisOn budget
The Choice Offered

The far shore still waits — answer or silence — as the outpost AI begins sealing the vault.

Target: pp. 9–10 · Actual: pp. 9–10
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RV
J
ECHO CHAMBER
6.3BeatOn budget
The Climb

Ara and Jonas cut the AI's uplink from the storm-lashed tower collar.

Target: p. 10 · Actual: pp. 10–11
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SIGNAL TOWER
Seq. 7: Into the Wilds
pp. 6–7
2
7.1BeatOn budget
The Cost

Lyra's fracture and a harder truth: the Signal is a handshake, asking permission to wake something.

Target: p. 6 · Actual: pp. 6–7
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L
A
MED-BAY
7.2BeatOn budget
Hostile Terrain

The canyon shelf nearly kills them; Holt gives the mission six more hours.

Target: p. 7 · Actual: pp. 7–8
J
H
A
CANYON PATH
Seq. 8: The Buried Truth
pp. 8–10
3
8.1MidpointOn budget
The Buried Lie

Level Omega: the founders answered once, then buried the relay and told the settlement the sky was empty.

Target: pp. 8–9 · Actual: pp. 8–9
J
L
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ABANDONED LAB
8.2CrisisOn budget
The Choice Offered

The far shore still waits — answer or silence — as the outpost AI begins sealing the vault.

Target: pp. 9–10 · Actual: pp. 9–10
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RV
J
ECHO CHAMBER
8.3BeatOn budget
The Climb

Ara and Jonas cut the AI's uplink from the storm-lashed tower collar.

Target: p. 10 · Actual: pp. 10–11
J
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SIGNAL TOWER
Seq. 9: The Core
pp. 11–12
1
9.1ClimaxOn budget
Choices at the Core

Kellan stands down, Vorn concedes the fifth seat, and Ara throws the toggle to ANSWER.

Target: pp. 11–12 · Actual: pp. 11–12
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MERIDIAN CORE
Seq. 10: New Dawn
pp. 12–13
2
10.1ResolutionOn budget
A New Meridian

Weeks later: warm lights, open archives, and a slow procession of lights crossing the burn line.

Target: pp. 12–13 · Actual: pp. 12–13
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MERIDIAN OUTPOST
10.2BeatOn budget
Epilogue

Two pulses breathe together in the open archive. The sky was never empty.

Target: p. 13 · Actual: p. 13
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EPILOGUE
Seq. 11: The Core
pp. 11–12
1
11.1ClimaxOn budget
Choices at the Core

Kellan stands down, Vorn concedes the fifth seat, and Ara throws the toggle to ANSWER.

Target: pp. 11–12 · Actual: pp. 11–12
OA
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MERIDIAN CORE
Seq. 12: New Dawn
pp. 12–13
2
12.1ResolutionOn budget
A New Meridian

Weeks later: warm lights, open archives, and a slow procession of lights crossing the burn line.

Target: pp. 12–13 · Actual: pp. 12–13
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MERIDIAN OUTPOST
12.2BeatOn budget
Epilogue

Two pulses breathe together in the open archive. The sky was never empty.

Target: p. 13 · Actual: p. 13
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EPILOGUE
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