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Item from deaths-end by Liu Cixin

A near-lightspeed mass-dot — the dark-forest weapon that ends a star and the system around it. The Trisolarans receive one before humanity does.

What They Know

• A near-lightspeed mass projectile, sometimes called a 'mass dot' (质量点)
• First observed in use against star 187J3X1, confirming Luo Ji's Dark Forest theory
• Used against Trisolaris's sun, destroying the planet and presumed-killing the Princeps
• Prepared for use against the Solar System by Singer, who ultimately fires the dual-vector foil instead

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