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The story follows Selene Vassos , an ASTRA Corporation scout. She receives a mysterious signal dubbed the "White Shadow" originating from the planet Atropos . She crash-lands her ship, the Helios, while pursuing the signal and finds herself trapped in a time loop. Every time she dies, she resurrects at the crash site, forced to relive the same journey through a planet that rearranges itself. Legal and ethical implications : A popular choice