Only a few more lines to go, but the letters were faint. "Pack anything you need in your backpack. Go under the deck on the east side. Look above you until you see gaps in the slats in the boards. Speak the name of the Chair of the Astrophysics Department. When a door appears, open it. It is safe to spend the night in the small room that you will find inside. One other caution: Do not..."
Suddenly the message disappeared. Helen put the toy rocket and the blank message in her backpack. Walked down the hill to the farmhouse.
