Create a paraphrase of the following sentence from "The Cold Equations:" Faint and ineffably poignant and tender, the last words came from the cold metal of the communicator: "Good-bye, little sister-"

The voice of the brother as he spoke with his sister for the final time was faint, tender and almost inaudible, like it was weighed on sorrow and yearning. He said his final goodbye to his little sister from the other end of the communicator.