On this page, the viewpoint changes from collective to individual. In the first three paragraphs, Envoy enters NGC 5460. We are told:
"...you could see those faint glimmers..."
"...you..." means any of the ten crew members. Again:
"The crew fared onward in awe."
The remaining three paragraphs recount a conversation. Dayan addresses Nansen. Yu comments. Nansen asks a question. Immediately we are told:
"The question sent an electric thrill along his spine and through his skin."
Nansen has become the individual viewpoint character. No one else experiences a thrill in Nansen's spine or skin. The philosophical question of subjectivity and objectivity is present in every fictional narrative.
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