“Somebody was here not too long ago,” she said as he handed it to her. “I can see prints all around, and further down the beach it looks like writing. I’m going to go there first and get as many shots as I can. Dr. Yin, go back and get Dr. Dillamond. Tell him to get his language notes—if there’s an important message here, we need to know as quick as we can. I’m going wading.”