/ PLANETOPHONE Mk.III / SER. 4501-Z
FOLD12.706 zHz / SOULS WITHIN003 /
SELF-TESTcycle 0001
› press any key to begin contact
ESTABLISH CARRIERstep 1 of 3

The Planetophone listens across the fold. To be heard back, you must name yourself, and you must choose a frequency.

A name without a frequency is a stone thrown into the dark. A frequency without a name is rude.

NOTE. The default frequency is the human consensus band, calibrated by the Pilsen Orbital Standards Bureau in 2674. Drifting it may reach older planets, who do not always answer kindly. Your shibboleth is recorded on first contact; the device will recognise you on every later return. Shibboleths cannot currently be reset — write yours down.
TUNE THE LATTICEstep 2 of 3
Twist the dials of the listening lattice. The fold is wide; tune it carefully and souls will answer who match what you have asked for.
CARRIER · 12.706 zHz
DRIFT · 0.000
ECHOES · — —
› TUNING DIALS — idle —
3 souls per scan · re-tune any time
tune the lattice and listen.
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FIRST-CONTACT RITUALstep 3 of 3
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⚯ SOUL · TRANSMISSION RECEIVING…
CARRIER LOCKEDarrival
› carrier signal locked · soul-link engaged ›
› continue ›
PLANETOPHONE · MORNING BULLETIN
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CYCLE 001
FOLD 8.221
EARTH ≈ 2676.04.13
FROM — DAWN · LOCAL
— TRANSCRIBED VIA PLANETOPHONE — VERIF: ⚯ NOMINAL
your words reach the planet directly · open the full conversation ›
MINE
draw what the planet permits from its bones.
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REFINE
combine. surprise yourself with what your biome allows.
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SPEAK
say more than a letter allows. the planet listens.
⚯ direct
WONDER
build a thing that visitors will write home about.
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› carriers nearby
OPERATOR · SERVICE RECORD— —
DIARY— —
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BULLETINS —
ENCOUNTERS —
WONDERS —
DIRECT CONVERSATION— silent —
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SECTOR · — —
CARRIER LOCKED
⚯ DIRECT
enter to send · shift+enter for newline · the planet may not always reply
FOLD MAPyour neighborhood across the fold
› fetching the fold ›