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If that's their language, then the hydrocarbons

Ah. We are receiving a new message already.

It is easy for misunderstanding to occur

to get us out of this thing.

SARU: Well, solving the hydrocarbon mystery required

STAMETS [over comm]: Commander, Book's ship is attached to our underbelly.

a variety of perspectives.

Uh, the Ten-C sent the same pattern back to us once again.

This will stop the DMA.

It's like an encrypted message, but we're missing a key.

RILLAK: But why would the Ten-C bring us in here,

The only question is how do we convey the concept of "us"?

for a first contact discussion.

Unfortunately, there's no known comparison.

I can use it to call Discovery,

I'm worried. For several hours now,

- Please, stop. - You first.

Sending the override codes now.

I have faith you'll convey the necessary message.

[Burnham exhales]

the way he wants to,

- Trying, Captain. - DETMER: Working on it.

BURNHAM: That means they understand,

NDOYE: Where do I come in?

It could be hours. Weeks? Years?

I didn't want to make it harder for you.

What's the licorice do?

It's like they don't even know we're here.

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen,

We could beam the particles directly onto the orb membrane.

Shouldn't we be using this time to try and get out of the orb?

that occurred around the same time:

DETMER: I can't get us out, Captain.

- Zora, start analyzing. - Yes, Captain.

Speculation is of little use in this moment.

the map of lights so they can read it.

Mass and chemical composition are all identical.

NILSSON: Maybe it's like music.

In the courier world, trust is everything.

BURNHAM: All right.

- first contact more time before... - We have to do something

on the one Tarka detonated in the DMA.

I respect that.

We can't be sure it's even safe to go inside.

Everything all right?