Spelling and punctuation pass (bug #1200)
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ I'll be. It's the Arilou. Why the hell did you run out on the Alliance of Free S
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You're annoyed. How interesting.
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It has been so long since I dealt with Humans. I had forgotten what it was like.
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Now let's see, how shall I best appease you? Yes, if I remember, an honest answer would help.
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We didn't exactly 'run out' on the Alliance.
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We didn't exactly `run out' on the Alliance.
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We chose to leave when there was no longer a reason to stay.
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You humans seemed safe enough under the Ur-Quan slave shield.
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In fact, we rather liked the idea and wished we had thought of it ourselves.
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Our origins and purposes are, frankly, mysterious and due to several unavoidable
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we are unable to discuss ourselves in any great detail.
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#(what_factors)
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What are these 'unavoidable factors'?
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What are these `unavoidable factors'?
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#(FACTORS_ARE) melnorme-006.ogg
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First and foremost among these factors
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@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ Although it is probably too early to tell, it would appear that the Kohr-Ah are
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No doubt you are familiar with an alien race called the Umgah who live in the Orionis constellation.
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While they are renowned for their potent and often cruel sense of humor
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they have outdone themselves in recent years.
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Specifically, they have used an unusual HyperWave `Caster
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Specifically, they have used an unusual HyperWave 'Caster
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to impersonate the Ilwrath gods Dogar and Kazon.
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When the Ilwrath began tuning-in to `the voices of their gods' on their HyperWave receivers
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their priest caste was understandably skeptical
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@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ Kohr-Ah proposed a simpler alternative, the `Eternal Doctrine.'
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Simply put, this scheme called for the systematic eradication of all sentient life in the universe
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aside from the Ur-Quan.
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Captain, if these positions seem to you extreme or unwarranted
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you must remember that the Ur-Quan had been unwilling slaves for millenia
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you must remember that the Ur-Quan had been unwilling slaves for millennia
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and that each of them had to remain in agony for years in order to defeat the Dnyarri.
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The followers of Kzer-Za and Kohr-Ah were all on the brink of madness
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but neither side would submit, and so they fought a bloody civil war.
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@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ modifications to your planet landers which will double their speed.
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#(NEW_TECH_3) melnorme-133.ogg
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The technology we are now offering includes details on how to add
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'point-defense' laser defense systems for your flagship.
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`point-defense' laser defense systems for your flagship.
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#(NEW_TECH_4) melnorme-134.ogg
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The technology we are now offering includes plans for building
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@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ modifications to your planet landers which make them resistant to planetary hot-
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#(NEW_TECH_12) melnorme-142.ogg
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The technology we are now offering is plans for building
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'Hellbore Cannons', a weapon much more destructive than a simple blaster.
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`Hellbore Cannons', a weapon much more destructive than a simple blaster.
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#(NEW_TECH_13) melnorme-143.ogg
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The technology we are now offering includes details on how to develop
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@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ I am certain you will appreciate this new module, Captain!
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With it you should be able to destroy and devastate twice as fast as before.
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#(CHARITY) melnorme-157.ogg
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Since you have no useful, easily removeable equipment on your vessel
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Since you have no useful, easily removable equipment on your vessel
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we have decided to provide you with fuel at no cost.
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Please do not make the mistake of thinking of this as a `gift' or act of altruism
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we are merely investing in our relationship with you, the customer.
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@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ All six of them have exceptionally high esper ratings.
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In the two weeks that have passed since the Chmmr began to work on your vessel
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they attached the Utwig bomb to your ship, and have also put in place
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their own crystalline amplification devices to boost dramatically the power of the weapon.
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This work is now complete, and your flagship is ready for what ever final modifications you desire.
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This work is now complete, and your flagship is ready for whatever final modifications you desire.
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The Chmmr technicians wanted me to explain to you that the bomb and its crystal power boosters
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are fragile and cannot be moved from their positions at the back of your vehicle.
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Now I have some bad news, and some good news.
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@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ on its true function and power.
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#(ABOUT_UCASTER) starbase-141.ogg
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SUBJECT: HyperWave Broadcaster - Umgah Design.
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DATA: This unit is capable of generating extremely intense HyperWave transmissions
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though it is otherwise similar to our own `Casters.
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though it is otherwise similar to our own 'Casters.
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SUMMARY: This thing would be great for practical jokes. You could scream `Boo!' from an Oort Cloud
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and scare the pants, or whatever, off everyone in the system.
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If you used it in HyperSpace, there's no telling who might hear you and come running.
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@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ will permit them to mutually annihilate each other.
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It seems that you are making good use of the Ultron. Is this so?
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#(ULTRON_IS_GREAT) utwig-058.ogg
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You ask a question that I hesistate to answer. You see, normally at this point
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You ask a question that I hesitate to answer. You see, normally at this point
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I would don the mask of Rampant Jubilation and Jumping With Ecstatic Glee.
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This mask is seldom worn, for few events merit its complexity.
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Since I do not currently possess this mask
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