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Despite these setbacks, Ellie's persistence pays off when she detects a bizarre pulsing noise originating from Vega, a star twenty-six light-years away. The team races to confirm the source, establishing contact with the cosmos for the first time. Their excitement wanes momentarily when the transmission halts, but when it resumes, the sequence reveals patterns that signal intelligent origin—an extraordinary validation of Ellie's lifelong quest.