這個過程充滿了挫折。儀器讀數經常是亂七八糟的 spikes and noise。音頻分析結果也大多是無意義的 static。但 occasionally,在我 capture 的 data 中,我會看到一些異常的 pattern,一些不應該存在的 frequency band,或者在 audio files 中,會聽到經過處理 and amplification 後,仍然 faintly discernible 的 alien voices。
這些發現讓我既興奮又恐懼。 Excitement because it validated my experience, proving that I wasn’t just imagining things. Fear because it meant the connection was real, and whatever was on the other side was still present, still interacting with my world.
有一天晚上,我在宿舍 trying to tune my makeshift signal analysis system。嗡鳴聲像往常一樣存在,但似乎比平時 amplified。突然,我的電腦屏幕上閃爍了一下,然後彈出了一個 command line 窗口。我沒有打開任何 command prompt program。
窗口裡,黑色的屏幕上,開始自動輸入一行行的文字。它們不是英文,也不是中文,而是那些 confusing worm-like characters 我在神木鎮 repeatedly saw。
我的心跳狂跳。這是第一次,那些符號直接出現在我的電腦上,並且似乎在 autonomously operating。
我 frozen in fear for a few seconds, then quickly reached for my phone to record the screen. But just as I unlocked my phone, the command line window disappeared as suddenly as it appeared, leaving no trace.
不過,我腦海裡記下了最後幾個 symbols。它們似乎形成了一個簡短的 sequence。我立刻把它寫在了筆記本上。