C Cipher

A fragment recovered from beyond known space is emitting structured data at precise, repeating intervals. Conventional analysis fails. Patterns only emerge when the signal is allowed to influence the system interpreting it. What follows is the internal memo that documented the anomaly, along with the raw readings that puzzled its analysts. Before proceeding, note that this article is a work of fictional world-building. The memo, the artifact, and the signal data are not real.