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Punch Tape

A narrow paper strip perforated with small holes in a precise pattern, designed for use in early computing and mechanical systems. Nyssa produces the tape from a printer as part of her laborious mapping process of the space liner’s internal layout. The perforations carry encoded instructions or positional data critical to her navigational calculations, though the tape’s fragility becomes clear as it’s handled.
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S20E14 · Terminus Part 2
Team's plan divides under shadow

Nyssa takes a narrow strip of punch tape from the printer and uses it as part of her mapping process. The tape’s perforated data assists her in plotting two clear routes across the liner’s schematic, becoming a physical tool in her navigational proposition.

Before: Coiled in the printer tray, unused, before Nyssa retrieves it.
After: Held in Nyssa’s hand, now central to the group’s strategic discussion on the bridge.
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