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Changes towards version 0.3:
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- Lander report messages now use the entire panel (bug #36), from chmmravatar
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- Fix colour cycling in the roster screen (bug #279), from Nic
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- Fixed last seen battle-group teleporting to Sol after invoking
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Talking Pet in Sol (bug #109) -Alex
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#(ANDRUINS 1)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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XENO-HISTORIAN KILGORE HERE, SIR.
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WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THESE
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RUINS ARE THE REMNANTS OF THE
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ANDROSYNTH CULTURE. FROM THE MASS
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DESTRUCTION WE HAVE WITNESSED, WE
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CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THERE WAS
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SOME KIND OF HUGE LAND WAR HERE
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WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS;
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HOWEVER, THERE IS NO, REPEAT, NO
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SIGNS OF ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT OR
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INVASION FROM SPACE. JUST A WHOLE
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MESS OF BUILDINGS SHOT TO PIECES.
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XENO-HISTORIAN KILGORE HERE, SIR. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THESE RUINS ARE THE REMNANTS OF THE ANDROSYNTH CULTURE. FROM THE MASS DESTRUCTION WE HAVE WITNESSED, WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF HUGE LAND WAR HERE WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO, REPEAT, NO SIGNS OF ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT OR INVASION FROM SPACE. JUST A WHOLE MESS OF BUILDINGS SHOT TO PIECES.
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PROBABLY THE WEIRDEST THING WE'VE
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SEEN, OR NOT SEEN, ARE CORPSES.
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THERE AREN'T ANY! IT'S AS THOUGH
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SOMETHING APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE,
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BLASTED EVERYTHING WITH NUCLEAR
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BAZOOKAS, THEN GRABBED ALL THE
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ANDROSYNTH AND DISAPPEARED.
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PROBABLY THE WEIRDEST THING WE'VE SEEN, OR NOT SEEN, ARE CORPSES. THERE AREN'T ANY! IT'S AS THOUGH SOMETHING APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE, BLASTED EVERYTHING WITH NUCLEAR BAZOOKAS, THEN GRABBED ALL THE ANDROSYNTH AND DISAPPEARED.
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AN ADDITIONAL REPORT SIR, FROM SCIENCE OFFICER BUKOWSKI. WE HAVE LOCATED AN ANDROSYNTH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SOME SENSE OUT OF WHAT IS LEFT OF THEIR CENTRAL COMPUTER.
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AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE ANDROSYNTH BEGAN EXPERIMENTING WITH SOMETHING THEY CALLED DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE PHENOMENA. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE (OR DF AS THEY CALL IT) IS, BUT MAYBE IF WE EXPLORED ANOTHER CITY, I WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT.
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AN ADDITIONAL REPORT SIR, FROM
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SCIENCE OFFICER BUKOWSKI. WE HAVE
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LOCATED AN ANDROSYNTH SCIENTIFIC
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RESEARCH STATION AND I HAVE BEEN
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TRYING TO MAKE SOME SENSE OUT OF
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WHAT IS LEFT OF THEIR CENTRAL
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COMPUTER.
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AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, ABOUT SEVEN
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YEARS AGO, THE ANDROSYNTH BEGAN
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EXPERIMENTING WITH SOMETHING THEY
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CALLED DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE
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PHENOMENA. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT
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WHAT THIS DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE (OR
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DF AS THEY CALL IT) IS, BUT MAYBE
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IF WE EXPLORED ANOTHER CITY, I
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WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND MORE
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INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT.
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---- END OF REPORT ---
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#(ANDRUINS 2)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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BUKOWSKI AGAIN, SIR. WE HAVE
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FOUND ANOTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
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WELL, THE RUINS OF ONE, ANYWAY.
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THE COMPUTER HERE'S IN BETTER
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SHAPE, ALLOWING ME TO LEARN A BIT
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MORE ABOUT THE ANDROSYNTH'S
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INVESTIGATION INTO DF, DIMENSIONAL
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FATIGUE.
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IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THEIR STUDIES
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ACTUALLY BEGAN OVER TEN YEARS AGO,
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AFTER ONE OF THEIR BLAZER VESSELS
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DISCOVERED SOME PRECURSOR
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ARTIFACTS IN ALPHA LALANDE. AS
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FAR AS THEIR SCIENTISTS HERE COULD
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TELL, THE DEVICES GENERATED DF
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WAVES WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE USER
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TO SEE INTO OTHER. WELL, OTHER
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DIMENSIONS -- REALMS OF EXISTENCE
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WHICH SHARE POSITION WITH OUR OWN
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UNIVERSE, BUT HAVE A DIFFERENT,
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UM, WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT, REALITY
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PHASE.
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BUKOWSKI AGAIN, SIR. WE HAVE FOUND ANOTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. WELL, THE RUINS OF ONE, ANYWAY. THE COMPUTER HERE'S IN BETTER SHAPE, ALLOWING ME TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THE ANDROSYNTH'S INVESTIGATION INTO DF, DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE.
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ANYWAY, THE ANDROSYNTH HAD HOPED
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THAT THE DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE
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TECHNOLOGY CONTAINED IN THE
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DEVICES WOULD PERMIT THEM TO
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CREATE NEW, FASTER FORMS OF
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HYPERDRIVE AND HYPERWAVE. INSTEAD,
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WHEN THEY BEGAN THEIR EXPERIMENTS,
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THEY MADE CONTACT WITH SOMEKIND OF
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LIFEFORM ON `THE OTHER SIDE', A
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CREATURE FROM AN ALIEN DIMENSION.
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IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THEIR STUDIES ACTUALLY BEGAN OVER TEN YEARS AGO, AFTER ONE OF THEIR BLAZER VESSELS DISCOVERED SOME PRECURSOR ARTIFACTS IN ALPHA LALANDE. AS FAR AS THEIR SCIENTISTS HERE COULD TELL, THE DEVICES GENERATED DF WAVES WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE USER TO SEE INTO OTHER. WELL, OTHER DIMENSIONS -- REALMS OF EXISTENCE WHICH SHARE POSITION WITH OUR OWN UNIVERSE, BUT HAVE A DIFFERENT, UM, WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT, REALITY PHASE.
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ANYWAY, THE ANDROSYNTH HAD HOPED THAT THE DIMENSIONAL FATIGUE TECHNOLOGY CONTAINED IN THE DEVICES WOULD PERMIT THEM TO CREATE NEW, FASTER FORMS OF HYPERDRIVE AND HYPERWAVE. INSTEAD, WHEN THEY BEGAN THEIR EXPERIMENTS, THEY MADE CONTACT WITH SOMEKIND OF LIFEFORM ON `THE OTHER SIDE', A CREATURE FROM AN ALIEN DIMENSION.
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THE RECORD IS FRAGMENTARY HERE.
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I SEE REQUESTS TO THE CENTRAL
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COMPUTER FOR INFORMATION -- DATA
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ON `REALITY ABERRATIONS', THE
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`MOSQUITO MANGE' AND, ER, GHOSTS,
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POLTERGEISTS, AND OTHER MALEVOLENT
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SUPERNATURAL CREATURES.
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I SEE REQUESTS TO THE CENTRAL COMPUTER FOR INFORMATION -- DATA ON `REALITY ABERRATIONS', THE `MOSQUITO MANGE' AND, ER, GHOSTS, POLTERGEISTS, AND OTHER MALEVOLENT SUPERNATURAL CREATURES.
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THE REQUESTS GROW MORE URGENT,
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ALMOST FRANTIC, AND THEN... THE
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RECORD ENDS.
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THE REQUESTS GROW MORE URGENT, ALMOST FRANTIC, AND THEN... THE RECORD ENDS.
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---- END OF REPORT ----
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#(ANDRUINS 3)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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CAPTAIN, THIS IS ENSIGN HAWTHORNE
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STANDING IN FOR BUKOWSKI. SIR,
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BUKOWSKI HAS FOUND SOMETHING BUT
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IN THE PROCESS HE HAS GONE KIND,
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WELL... KIND OF NUTS.
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CAPTAIN, THIS IS ENSIGN HAWTHORNE STANDING IN FOR BUKOWSKI. SIR, BUKOWSKI HAS FOUND SOMETHING BUT IN THE PROCESS HE HAS GONE KIND, WELL... KIND OF NUTS.
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WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO THIS CITY,
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BUKOWSKI WENT WILD BECAUSE THE
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SCIENCE CENTER WAS PRETTY MUCH
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INTACT.
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WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO THIS CITY, BUKOWSKI WENT WILD BECAUSE THE SCIENCE CENTER WAS PRETTY MUCH INTACT.
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HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN THEIR
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COMPUTER CONTROL CABIN AND SPENT
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ABOUT TEN HOURS ALONE IN THERE.
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WE COULD HEAR HIM MUMBLING TO
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HIMSELF, THEN HIS SPEECH GOT
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LOUDER UNTIL HE WAS SHOUTING.
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HE WAS SCARED, SIR, DAMN SCARED.
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WE FINALLY DECIDED THAT WE'D
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BETTER CHECK UP ON HIM, BUT
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BUKOWSKI, WOULDN'T LET US INTO THE
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ROOM. HE SAID THAT NO ONE COULD
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EVER KNOW WHAT HE HAD LEARNED.
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THAT JUST KNOWING WAS ENOUGH TO
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ALERT `THEM'
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HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN THEIR COMPUTER CONTROL CABIN AND SPENT ABOUT TEN HOURS ALONE IN THERE. WE COULD HEAR HIM MUMBLING TO HIMSELF, THEN HIS SPEECH GOT LOUDER UNTIL HE WAS SHOUTING. HE WAS SCARED, SIR, DAMN SCARED. WE FINALLY DECIDED THAT WE'D BETTER CHECK UP ON HIM, BUT BUKOWSKI, WOULDN'T LET US INTO THE ROOM. HE SAID THAT NO ONE COULD EVER KNOW WHAT HE HAD LEARNED. THAT JUST KNOWING WAS ENOUGH TO ALERT `THEM'
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HE KEPT TALKING ABOUT `THEM',
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CRAZY STUFF, SIR, ABOUT HOW `THEY'
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COULD SEE HIM NOW, AND `THEY' WERE
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MOVING TOWARD HIM. THEN BUKOWSKI
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STARTED THRASHING AROUND THE ROOM,
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SCREAMING THAT HE HAD TO DESTROY
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EVERYTHING BEFORE `THEY' SAW US
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TOO.
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HE KEPT TALKING ABOUT `THEM', CRAZY STUFF, SIR, ABOUT HOW `THEY' COULD SEE HIM NOW, AND `THEY' WERE MOVING TOWARD HIM. THEN BUKOWSKI STARTED THRASHING AROUND THE ROOM, SCREAMING THAT HE HAD TO DESTROY EVERYTHING BEFORE `THEY' SAW US TOO.
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HE DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE
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ANDROSYNTH'S COMPUTER BEFORE WE
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STOPPED HIM, AND I GUESS HE MUST
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HAVE HURT HIMSELF IN THE PROCESS.
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HE'S CUT UP PRETTY BADLY.
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HE DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ANDROSYNTH'S COMPUTER BEFORE WE STOPPED HIM, AND I GUESS HE MUST HAVE HURT HIMSELF IN THE PROCESS. HE'S CUT UP PRETTY BADLY.
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YOU KNOW, IT'S STRANGE, HE MUST
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HAVE HURT HIMSELF WORSE THAN I
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THOUGHT. NOW, WHEN I LOOK AT HIM,
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IT SEEMS LIKE HE HAS EVEN MORE
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CUTS THAN JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO,
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AND BOY, IS HE SCREAMING!
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YOU KNOW, IT'S STRANGE, HE MUST HAVE HURT HIMSELF WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. NOW, WHEN I LOOK AT HIM, IT SEEMS LIKE HE HAS EVEN MORE CUTS THAN JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, AND BOY, IS HE SCREAMING!
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BASED ON THE DAMAGE BUKOWSKI WREAKED ON THE CENTRAL COMPUTER, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WILL FIND ANYTHING MORE DOWN HERE. I THINK WE HAVE LEARNED ALL THAT WE CAN FROM EXPLORING THESE RUINS, AND FRANKLY, WITH ALL OF BUKOWSKI'S RANTING, I'M GETTING A BIT NERVOUS MYSELF. CALL US BACK TO THE SHIP SOON. PLEASE.
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BASED ON THE DAMAGE BUKOWSKI
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WREAKED ON THE CENTRAL COMPUTER,
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I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WILL FIND
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ANYTHING MORE DOWN HERE. I THINK
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WE HAVE LEARNED ALL THAT WE CAN
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FROM EXPLORING THESE RUINS, AND
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FRANKLY, WITH ALL OF BUKOWSKI'S
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RANTING, I'M GETTING A BIT NERVOUS
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MYSELF. CALL US BACK TO THE SHIP
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SOON. PLEASE.
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---- END OF REPORT ----
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@@ -1,52 +1,19 @@
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#(AQUHELIX 1)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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CAPTAIN, WE HAVE DISCOVERED SOME
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SORT OF ALIEN SHRINE HERE ON THE
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SURFACE.
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CAPTAIN, WE HAVE DISCOVERED SOME SORT OF ALIEN SHRINE HERE ON THE SURFACE.
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THE BUILDING IS IMMENSELY OLD,
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AT LEAST 2000 YEARS. INSCRIBED
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AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE
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CYLINDRICAL SHRINE ARE INNUMERABLE
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HIEROGLYPHS WHICH DOCUMENT THE
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HISTORY OF EACH OF THE NINETEEN
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THRADDASH CULTURES.
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THE BUILDING IS IMMENSELY OLD, AT LEAST 2000 YEARS. INSCRIBED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CYLINDRICAL SHRINE ARE INNUMERABLE HIEROGLYPHS WHICH DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF EACH OF THE NINETEEN THRADDASH CULTURES.
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FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE
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LEARNED THAT THE THRADDASH HAVE
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RISEN TO STAR-FARING TECHNOLOGY
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AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE TIMES,
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ONLY TO NUKE THEMSELVES BACK INTO
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THE STONE AGE AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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THE REAL SURPRISE, CAPTAIN WAS
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WHAT WE FOUND INSIDE THE SHRINE!
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FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE THRADDASH HAVE RISEN TO STAR-FARING TECHNOLOGY AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE TIMES, ONLY TO NUKE THEMSELVES BACK INTO THE STONE AGE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE REAL SURPRISE, CAPTAIN WAS WHAT WE FOUND INSIDE THE SHRINE!
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WE KNEW THE THRADDASH KEPT
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SOMETHING DOWN HERE, BUT WE DIDN'T
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KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL WE WENT
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INSIDE THE SHRINE. IN THE EXACT
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MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE WAS A TALL
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DAIS OF WHITE STONE. SET ATOP
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THIS DAIS WAS AN IMMENSE AQUA
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GEMSTONE, SOMEHOW SHAPED INTO A
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FLAT TWISTED RIBBON, LIKE A DNA
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HELIX.
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WE KNEW THE THRADDASH KEPT SOMETHING DOWN HERE, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL WE WENT INSIDE THE SHRINE. IN THE EXACT MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE WAS A TALL DAIS OF WHITE STONE. SET ATOP THIS DAIS WAS AN IMMENSE AQUA GEMSTONE, SOMEHOW SHAPED INTO A FLAT TWISTED RIBBON, LIKE A DNA HELIX.
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THE AQUA HELIX EMITTED INCREDIBLE
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LIGHT PULSES, ILLUMINATING THE
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CAVERNOUS SHRINE LIKE A GIANT
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STROBE LIGHT, AT LEAST IT DID...
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THE AQUA HELIX EMITTED INCREDIBLE LIGHT PULSES, ILLUMINATING THE CAVERNOUS SHRINE LIKE A GIANT STROBE LIGHT, AT LEAST IT DID...
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...UNTIL PRIVATE HENDRYX DECIDED
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TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE
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GRABBED THE ARTIFACT. THE HELIX
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IMMEDIATELY CEASED GLOWING, AND
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HAS REMAINED QUIESCENT EVER SINCE.
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...UNTIL PRIVATE HENDRYX DECIDED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE GRABBED THE ARTIFACT. THE HELIX IMMEDIATELY CEASED GLOWING, AND HAS REMAINED QUIESCENT EVER SINCE.
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WE WILL BRING THE AQUA HELIX BACK
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ABOARD THE SHIP FOR FURTHER
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INVESTIGATION.
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WE WILL BRING THE AQUA HELIX BACK ABOARD THE SHIP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
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---- END OF REPORT ----
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#(BURRUINS 1)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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THESE RUINS SEEM TO BE REMNANTS
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OF A CIVILIZATION WHICH CALLED
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ITSELF THE `BURVIXESE'.
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THESE RUINS SEEM TO BE REMNANTS OF A CIVILIZATION WHICH CALLED ITSELF THE `BURVIXESE'.
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ALL THEIR CITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED
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TO RADIOACTIVE SLAG BY SOME FORM
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OF ENERGY WEAPON SIMILAR TO THE
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UR-QUAN'S FUSION BLASTER.
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FROM EVIDENCE WE HAVE GATHERED
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HERE, WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THIS
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ENTIRE CIVILIZATION WAS DESTROYED
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FROM ORBIT SOMETIME IN THE LAST
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8-12 EARTH YEARS.
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ALL THEIR CITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO RADIOACTIVE SLAG BY SOME FORM OF ENERGY WEAPON SIMILAR TO THE UR-QUAN'S FUSION BLASTER. FROM EVIDENCE WE HAVE GATHERED HERE, WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THIS ENTIRE CIVILIZATION WAS DESTROYED FROM ORBIT SOMETIME IN THE LAST 8-12 EARTH YEARS.
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THERE ARE NO SURVIVORS.
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#(CHMMRBAS 1)
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---- REPORT FROM ORBIT ----
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WE HAVE EXPLORED THE INTERIOR OF
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THE STARBASE AND FOUND IT
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ABANDONED.
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WE HAVE EXPLORED THE INTERIOR OF THE STARBASE AND FOUND IT ABANDONED.
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COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW THAT THE
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UR-QUAN PUT THE STARBASE IN ORBIT
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AROUND THIS WORLD AFTER DEFEATING
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THE CHENJESU AND MMRNMHRM.
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FROM WHAT WE CAN DETERMINE, THE
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CHENJESU AND MMRNMHRM WHO WERE
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ASSIGNED TO THIS BASE SET UP
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MINDLESS ROBOTS TO RUN THE
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STATION, AND THEN SOMEHOW RETURNED
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TO THE SURFACE OF THEIR PLANET,
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PENETRATING THE SLAVE SHIELD!
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COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW THAT THE UR-QUAN PUT THE STARBASE IN ORBIT AROUND THIS WORLD AFTER DEFEATING THE CHENJESU AND MMRNMHRM. FROM WHAT WE CAN DETERMINE, THE CHENJESU AND MMRNMHRM WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO THIS BASE SET UP MINDLESS ROBOTS TO RUN THE STATION, AND THEN SOMEHOW RETURNED TO THE SURFACE OF THEIR PLANET, PENETRATING THE SLAVE SHIELD!
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FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE STARBASE'S
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DATABANKS SHOW THAT THE CHENJESU
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AND MMRNMHRM WERE EXPLORING
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SYNTHESIS SCHEMES TO CREATE A
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HYBRID RACE, HALF MMRNMHRM AND
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HALF CHENJESU.
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FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE STARBASE'S DATABANKS SHOW THAT THE CHENJESU AND MMRNMHRM WERE EXPLORING SYNTHESIS SCHEMES TO CREATE A HYBRID RACE, HALF MMRNMHRM AND HALF CHENJESU.
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THE ROBOTS WHO RUN THIS STARBASE
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ARE ARMED AND WILL NOT PERMIT US
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TO SCAVENGE MATERIALS, SO WE ARE
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RETURNING TO THE SHIP.
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THE ROBOTS WHO RUN THIS STARBASE ARE ARMED AND WILL NOT PERMIT US TO SCAVENGE MATERIALS, SO WE ARE RETURNING TO THE SHIP.
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---- END OF TRANSMISSION ----
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#(DRUTRANS 1)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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WE HAVE FOUND AN IMMENSELY
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POWERFUL HYPERWAVE TRANSMITTER
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HERE ON THE SURFACE OF THIS MOON.
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WE HAVE FOUND AN IMMENSELY POWERFUL HYPERWAVE TRANSMITTER HERE ON THE SURFACE OF THIS MOON.
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IT IS SENDING A STRONG HYPERWAVE
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SIGNAL OUTWARD, INTO THE
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UNEXPLORED, ANTI-SPINWARD REGION
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OF THE GALAXY.
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SINCE THIS EQUIPMENT IS EXTREMELY
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VALUABLE, AND WE HAVE FOUND NO
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SIGN OF ANY INTELLIGENT LIFE ON
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THIS MOON, WE HAVE DECIDED TO
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DISASSEMBLE THE TRANSMITTER AND
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BRING IT BACK TO THE SHIP.
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IT IS SENDING A STRONG HYPERWAVE SIGNAL OUTWARD, INTO THE UNEXPLORED, ANTI-SPINWARD REGION OF THE GALAXY. SINCE THIS EQUIPMENT IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE, AND WE HAVE FOUND NO SIGN OF ANY INTELLIGENT LIFE ON THIS MOON, WE HAVE DECIDED TO DISASSEMBLE THE TRANSMITTER AND BRING IT BACK TO THE SHIP.
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---- END OF REPORT ----
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#(EGGCASE 1)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
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NEAR AN UNUSUAL VOLCANIC FUMAROLE,
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WE HAVE FOUND A FRAGMENT OF SOME
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KIND OF BIOLOGICAL ENCASEMENT OR
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SHELL WHICH IS MADE OF AN
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INCREDIBLY TOUGH, HEAT-RESISTANT
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MAT OF FUNGAL FIBERS.
|
||||
NEAR AN UNUSUAL VOLCANIC FUMAROLE, WE HAVE FOUND A FRAGMENT OF SOME KIND OF BIOLOGICAL ENCASEMENT OR SHELL WHICH IS MADE OF AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH, HEAT- RESISTANT MAT OF FUNGAL FIBERS.
|
||||
|
||||
WE CAN FIND NO SIGN OF ANY
|
||||
LIFEFORM WHICH MAY HAVE `HATCHED'
|
||||
FROM THIS EGG SHELL, BUT WE WILL
|
||||
BRING IT BACK TO THE FLAGSHIP FOR
|
||||
FURTHER STUDY.
|
||||
WE CAN FIND NO SIGN OF ANY LIFEFORM WHICH MAY HAVE `HATCHED' FROM THIS EGG SHELL, BUT WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE FLAGSHIP FOR FURTHER STUDY.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
|
||||
#(MAIDENS 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
IN THE VUX COMMANDER'S MENAGERIE
|
||||
WE HAVE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE
|
||||
FUNCTIONING CRYOTANKS CONTAINING
|
||||
A DOZEN BIPEDAL CREATURES. WE
|
||||
CAN'T BE SURE, BUT THROUGH THE
|
||||
TANK'S FOGGED VIEWPORTS WE THINK
|
||||
WE CAN SEE YOUNG SHOFIXTI FEMALES
|
||||
INSIDE THE FREEZER UNITS.
|
||||
WE HAVE TRANSFERRED THE CRYOTANKS
|
||||
TO THE LANDER AND ARE RETURNING
|
||||
TO THE SHIP.
|
||||
IN THE VUX COMMANDER'S MENAGERIE WE HAVE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING CRYOTANKS CONTAINING A DOZEN BIPEDAL CREATURES. WE CAN'T BE SURE, BUT THROUGH THE TANK'S FOGGED VIEWPORTS WE THINK WE CAN SEE YOUNG SHOFIXTI FEMALES INSIDE THE FREEZER UNITS. WE HAVE TRANSFERRED THE CRYOTANKS TO THE LANDER AND ARE RETURNING TO THE SHIP.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,32 +1,12 @@
|
||||
#(MOONBASE 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE DISCOVERED AN ALIEN BASE
|
||||
AND HAVE EXPLORED ITS INTERIOR.
|
||||
WE HAVE DISCOVERED AN ALIEN BASE AND HAVE EXPLORED ITS INTERIOR.
|
||||
|
||||
THE INSTALLATION MUST HAVE BEEN
|
||||
ABANDONED MANY YEARS AGO, BUT
|
||||
GREAT CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE
|
||||
IT APPEAR ACTIVE. LIFE SUPPORT
|
||||
SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING, FUSION
|
||||
GENERATORS ARE AT FULL OUTPUT, AND
|
||||
ROBOTIC CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES HAVE
|
||||
BEEN PROGRAMMED TO ROAM THE LUNAR
|
||||
SURFACE, BULLDOZING MOONDUST INTO
|
||||
RANDOM PILES.
|
||||
THE INSTALLATION MUST HAVE BEEN ABANDONED MANY YEARS AGO, BUT GREAT CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE IT APPEAR ACTIVE. LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING, FUSION GENERATORS ARE AT FULL OUTPUT, AND ROBOTIC CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO ROAM THE LUNAR SURFACE, BULLDOZING MOONDUST INTO RANDOM PILES.
|
||||
|
||||
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE FOUND THE
|
||||
INSTALLATION'S HYPERWAVE LOCKED IN
|
||||
TRANSMIT MODE, ENDLESSLY PLAYING
|
||||
THE SAME ALIEN RECORDING.
|
||||
ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT TRANSLATE THE
|
||||
MESSAGE, OUR XENOTECH, ENSIGN
|
||||
RIGBY, BELIEVES THE MESSAGE IS
|
||||
SOME KIND OF ALERT OR MAYDAY
|
||||
BROADCAST.
|
||||
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE FOUND THE INSTALLATION'S HYPERWAVE LOCKED IN TRANSMIT MODE, ENDLESSLY PLAYING THE SAME ALIEN RECORDING. ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT TRANSLATE THE MESSAGE, OUR XENOTECH, ENSIGN RIGBY, BELIEVES THE MESSAGE IS SOME KIND OF ALERT OR MAYDAY BROADCAST.
|
||||
|
||||
THE BASE IS FILLED WITH USEFUL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. WE WILL SCAVENGE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND BRING IT ABOARD IMMEDIATELY.
|
||||
|
||||
THE BASE IS FILLED WITH USEFUL
|
||||
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. WE WILL
|
||||
SCAVENGE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND
|
||||
BRING IT ABOARD IMMEDIATELY.
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
|
||||
#(RUINS 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ON THIS
|
||||
PLANET HAS BEEN DESTROYED,
|
||||
CAPTAIN.
|
||||
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ON THIS PLANET HAS BEEN DESTROYED, CAPTAIN.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
|
||||
#(SPAPLUTO 1)
|
||||
!!!! MAYDAY FROM SURFACE !!!!
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE COME UNDER FIRE FROM AN
|
||||
ALIEN VESSEL WE FOUND HIDING ON
|
||||
THE SURFACE OF PLUTO!
|
||||
WE HAVE COME UNDER FIRE FROM AN ALIEN VESSEL WE FOUND HIDING ON THE SURFACE OF PLUTO!
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN! THEY KILLED KOWALSKI,
|
||||
FRITZ, CHIN, O'DONNELL, LUIGI
|
||||
AND ALL THREE OF THE LIEBERMANN
|
||||
TRIPLETS!
|
||||
WE HAVE RETURNED FIRE, BUT OUR
|
||||
STUNNER CAN'T PENETRATE THE SHIP'S
|
||||
HULL ARMOR.
|
||||
CAPTAIN! THEY KILLED KOWALSKI, FRITZ, CHIN, O'DONNELL, LUIGI AND ALL THREE OF THE LIEBERMANN TRIPLETS! WE HAVE RETURNED FIRE, BUT OUR STUNNER CAN'T PENETRATE THE SHIP'S HULL ARMOR.
|
||||
|
||||
WE ARE INITIATING EMERGENCY LAUNCH
|
||||
PROCEDURES!
|
||||
WE ARE INITIATING EMERGENCY LAUNCH PROCEDURES!
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF TRANSMISSION ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,37 +1,18 @@
|
||||
#(SPHERE 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOUND IN THESE
|
||||
RUINS OF THIS ONCE-THRIVING DRUUGE
|
||||
METROPOLIS HAVE CONVINCED US THAT
|
||||
THEY HAVE BEEN UTTERLY DESTROYED
|
||||
BY PLANETARY BOMBARDMENT ATTACKS
|
||||
FROM THE KOHR-AH. WHAT A BUMMER,
|
||||
HUH?
|
||||
EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOUND IN THESE RUINS OF THIS ONCE-THRIVING DRUUGE METROPOLIS HAVE CONVINCED US THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UTTERLY DESTROYED BY PLANETARY BOMBARDMENT ATTACKS FROM THE KOHR-AH. WHAT A BUMMER, HUH?
|
||||
|
||||
BASED ON AN ANOMALOUS ENERGY
|
||||
READING, WE LOCATED A HARDENED
|
||||
CHAMBER DEEP UNDER THE SURFACE,
|
||||
SOME KIND OF VAULT.
|
||||
BASED ON AN ANOMALOUS ENERGY READING, WE LOCATED A HARDENED CHAMBER DEEP UNDER THE SURFACE, SOME KIND OF VAULT.
|
||||
|
||||
INSIDE THE CHAMBER WE FOUND A
|
||||
SMALL GLOWING-RED SPHERE ABOUT
|
||||
THE SIZE OF A CLENCHED FIST.
|
||||
INSIDE THE CHAMBER WE FOUND A SMALL GLOWING-RED SPHERE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CLENCHED FIST.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
SINCE THE DRUUGE PLACED THE
|
||||
ARTIFACT IN THE PROTECTIVE VAULT,
|
||||
WE MUST ASSUME THAT IT HAS VALUE
|
||||
OF SOME KIND. THEREFORE, WE ARE
|
||||
BRINGING THE ROSY SPHERE UP TO
|
||||
THE SHIP.
|
||||
SINCE THE DRUUGE PLACED THE ARTIFACT IN THE PROTECTIVE VAULT, WE MUST ASSUME THAT IT HAS VALUE OF SOME KIND. THEREFORE, WE ARE BRINGING THE ROSY SPHERE UP TO THE SHIP.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
#(SPHERE 2)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
THE KOHR-AH HAVE DONE A THOROUGH
|
||||
JOB, CAPTAIN. THERE APPEARS TO BE
|
||||
NOTHING MORE OF VALUE HERE.
|
||||
THE KOHR-AH HAVE DONE A THOROUGH JOB, CAPTAIN. THERE APPEARS TO BE NOTHING MORE OF VALUE HERE.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
|
||||
#(SPINDLE 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
THESE RUINS BEAR SAD EVIDENCE TO
|
||||
THE DEMISE OF THE PKUNK PEOPLES.
|
||||
THESE RUINS BEAR SAD EVIDENCE TO THE DEMISE OF THE PKUNK PEOPLES.
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN, IF YOU HAD ANY HOPE THAT
|
||||
THERE WOULD BE SURVIVORS -- SORRY,
|
||||
NO ONE COULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THE
|
||||
RAIN OF DEVASTATION THAT MUST HAVE
|
||||
FALLEN HERE NOT LONG AGO.
|
||||
IT WAS THE WORK OF THE KOHR-AH,
|
||||
I'D BET ON IT!
|
||||
CAPTAIN, IF YOU HAD ANY HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE SURVIVORS -- SORRY, NO ONE COULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THE RAIN OF DEVASTATION THAT MUST HAVE FALLEN HERE NOT LONG AGO. IT WAS THE WORK OF THE KOHR-AH, I'D BET ON IT!
|
||||
|
||||
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE FOUND NO
|
||||
SURVIVORS, WE DID DISCOVER AN
|
||||
INTERESTING ARTIFACT!
|
||||
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE FOUND NO SURVIVORS, WE DID DISCOVER AN INTERESTING ARTIFACT!
|
||||
|
||||
IT IS A CLEAR, CRYSTALLINE OBJECT,
|
||||
SHAPED SOMEWHAT LIKE A SPINDLE.
|
||||
IT IS A CLEAR, CRYSTALLINE OBJECT, SHAPED SOMEWHAT LIKE A SPINDLE.
|
||||
|
||||
SINCE THERE IS NOTHING MORE FOR US
|
||||
TO LEARN HERE, WE ARE RETURNING TO
|
||||
THE FLAGSHIP WITH THE SPINDLE
|
||||
OBJECT.
|
||||
SINCE THERE IS NOTHING MORE FOR US TO LEARN HERE, WE ARE RETURNING TO THE FLAGSHIP WITH THE SPINDLE OBJECT.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
#(SPINDLE 2)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WE HAVE SEARCHED THE
|
||||
PKUNK RUINS AND FOUND NOTHING MORE
|
||||
OF NOTE.
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WE HAVE SEARCHED THE PKUNK RUINS AND FOUND NOTHING MORE OF NOTE.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,39 +1,18 @@
|
||||
#(SUNDEVIC 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
S-SIR-R WE-E AR-RE EX-PER-IEN-CING
|
||||
MAJ-OR-R T-TECTON-N-IC SH-SH-OCKS
|
||||
HE-RE ON-N THE-E SUR-R-FACE...
|
||||
S-SIR-R WE-E AR-RE EX-PER-IEN-CING MAJ-OR-R T-TECTON-N-IC SH-SH-OCKS HE-RE ON-N THE-E SUR-R-FACE...
|
||||
|
||||
WAIT A MINUTE... THEY SEEM TO HAVE
|
||||
PASSED. WHEW! THAT WAS AWFUL!
|
||||
WAIT A MINUTE... THEY SEEM TO HAVE PASSED. WHEW! THAT WAS AWFUL!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WHEN WE WEREN'T BOUNCING
|
||||
OFF THE CEILING OR BEING BASHED
|
||||
AGAINST THE LANDER WALLS, WE WERE
|
||||
LOOKING FOR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT
|
||||
THE MYCON WERE HIDING DOWN HERE.
|
||||
WE THINK WE'VE FOUND IT!
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WHEN WE WEREN'T BOUNCING OFF THE CEILING OR BEING BASHED AGAINST THE LANDER WALLS, WE WERE LOOKING FOR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT THE MYCON WERE HIDING DOWN HERE. WE THINK WE'VE FOUND IT!
|
||||
|
||||
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT -- IT
|
||||
KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN
|
||||
A SPIDER AND AN ANTENNA, BUT JEEVO
|
||||
THE ENGINEER WE BROUGHT ALONG,
|
||||
SAYS THE DEVICE HAS THE CAPACITY
|
||||
TO RADIATE INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF
|
||||
ENERGY IN THE FORM OF VISIBLE
|
||||
LIGHT.
|
||||
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT -- IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A SPIDER AND AN ANTENNA, BUT JEEVO THE ENGINEER WE BROUGHT ALONG, SAYS THE DEVICE HAS THE CAPACITY TO RADIATE INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY IN THE FORM OF VISIBLE LIGHT.
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO EXPERIMENT
|
||||
WITH THE ARTIFACT, AND WILL BRING
|
||||
IT ABOARD RIGHT AFTER WE EXPLORE
|
||||
THE IMMEDIATE VICIN-ITY-TY...
|
||||
...UH-OH CAP-P-TAIN! LOOK-K-S
|
||||
LIK-KE THE-E SHOCK-KS ARE-E
|
||||
ST-START-T-ING UP-P AG-GAIN! WE-E
|
||||
CAN'T-T TAK-KE M-MUCH M-MO-RE OF
|
||||
TH-H-IS!
|
||||
WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE ARTIFACT, AND WILL BRING IT ABOARD RIGHT AFTER WE EXPLORE THE IMMEDIATE VICIN-ITY-TY...
|
||||
|
||||
...UH-OH CAP-P-TAIN! LOOK-K-S LIK-KE THE-E SHOCK-KS ARE-E ST-START-T-ING UP-P AG-GAIN! WE-E CAN'T-T TAK-KE M-MUCH M-MO-RE OF TH-H-IS!
|
||||
|
||||
R-RET-URN-NING T-TO SHIP-P!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,40 +1,24 @@
|
||||
#(SYRVAULT 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE FOUND SOME KIND OF VAULT,
|
||||
BUILT INTO THE BEDROCK OF THIS
|
||||
PLANET.
|
||||
WE HAVE FOUND SOME KIND OF VAULT, BUILT INTO THE BEDROCK OF THIS PLANET.
|
||||
|
||||
THE VAULT'S METAL ALLOY IS
|
||||
IMPERVIOUS TO OUR WEAPONS, AND
|
||||
APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE
|
||||
UR-QUAN'S `ETERNA-TECH' METAL
|
||||
THEY USE TO REINFORCE THEIR
|
||||
DREADNOUGHT SUPER-STRUCTURES.
|
||||
THE VAULT'S METAL ALLOY IS IMPERVIOUS TO OUR WEAPONS, AND APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE UR-QUAN'S `ETERNA-TECH' METAL THEY USE TO REINFORCE THEIR DREADNOUGHT SUPER-STRUCTURES.
|
||||
|
||||
THERE IS SOME KIND OF COMPUTER
|
||||
ENTRY SYSTEM, BUT WE CANNOT FATHOM
|
||||
ITS DESIGN. FRUSTRATED AND
|
||||
DISAPPOINTED, WE ARE RETURNING
|
||||
TO THE FLAGSHIP.
|
||||
THERE IS SOME KIND OF COMPUTER ENTRY SYSTEM, BUT WE CANNOT FATHOM ITS DESIGN. FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED, WE ARE RETURNING TO THE FLAGSHIP.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
#(SYRVAULT 2)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE OPENED THE SUBTERRANEAN
|
||||
VAULT WHICH CONTAINED THE SYREEN
|
||||
SPACE PATROL PENETRATOR STARSHIPS.
|
||||
WE HAVE OPENED THE SUBTERRANEAN VAULT WHICH CONTAINED THE SYREEN SPACE PATROL PENETRATOR STARSHIPS.
|
||||
|
||||
THE SYREEN CAPTAINS HAVE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THEIR VESSELS AND INSTRUCTED US TO RENDEZVOUS WITH THEM BACK AT BETELGEUSE.
|
||||
|
||||
THE SYREEN CAPTAINS HAVE ASSUMED
|
||||
COMMAND OF THEIR VESSELS AND
|
||||
INSTRUCTED US TO RENDEZVOUS WITH
|
||||
THEM BACK AT BETELGEUSE.
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
#(SYRVAULT 3)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
THE SYREEN SHIP VAULT IS EMPTY
|
||||
AND CONTAINS NOTHING OF VALUE.
|
||||
THE SYREEN SHIP VAULT IS EMPTY AND CONTAINS NOTHING OF VALUE.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,45 +1,18 @@
|
||||
#(TAADEVIC 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN! WE HAVE FOUND AN UNUSUAL
|
||||
GLOWING ROCK-THING HERE ON THE
|
||||
SURFACE.
|
||||
CAPTAIN! WE HAVE FOUND AN UNUSUAL GLOWING ROCK-THING HERE ON THE SURFACE.
|
||||
|
||||
WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT, WE
|
||||
THOUGHT IT WAS A NATURALLY
|
||||
FLUORESCING, IGNEOUS DIKE, BUT
|
||||
UPON CLOSER OBSERVATION WE CAN
|
||||
ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THIS OBJECT IS
|
||||
ARTIFICIAL IN ORIGIN -- TAALO
|
||||
DESIGN!
|
||||
WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A NATURALLY FLUORESCING, IGNEOUS DIKE, BUT UPON CLOSER OBSERVATION WE CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THIS OBJECT IS ARTIFICIAL IN ORIGIN -- TAALO DESIGN!
|
||||
|
||||
THOSE GUYS SURE BUILT TO LAST.
|
||||
SIMPLE RADIOMETRICS SHOW AN AGE IN
|
||||
EXCESS OF 20,000 YEARS.
|
||||
THOSE GUYS SURE BUILT TO LAST. SIMPLE RADIOMETRICS SHOW AN AGE IN EXCESS OF 20,000 YEARS.
|
||||
|
||||
REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD IT IS, IT
|
||||
CONTINUES TO RADIATE ENERGY ALL UP
|
||||
AND DOWN THE EMR SPECTRUM, WITH A
|
||||
CONCENTRATION OF EMISSIONS IN THE
|
||||
RED/INFRARED RANGE.
|
||||
REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD IT IS, IT CONTINUES TO RADIATE ENERGY ALL UP AND DOWN THE EMR SPECTRUM, WITH A CONCENTRATION OF EMISSIONS IN THE RED/INFRARED RANGE.
|
||||
|
||||
EVEN THOUGH IT WEIGHS A TON, WE
|
||||
WILL DEFINITELY LUG THIS PUPPY UP
|
||||
TO THE SHIP.
|
||||
EVEN THOUGH IT WEIGHS A TON, WE WILL DEFINITELY LUG THIS PUPPY UP TO THE SHIP.
|
||||
|
||||
ONE LAST COMMENT BEFORE I SIGN
|
||||
OFF ENSIGNS HODGKINS AND
|
||||
WITHERSPOON HAVE BOTH REPORTED
|
||||
EXTREME HEADACHES AND MENTAL
|
||||
DISARRAY WHENEVER THEY APPROACH
|
||||
THE TAALO DEVICE. NONE OF THE REST
|
||||
OF US HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, SO EITHER
|
||||
THE ENSIGNS ARE JUST BEING BABIES
|
||||
OR THE TAALO DEVICE PRODUCES SOME
|
||||
KIND OF SHIELD THAT AFFECTS ONLY
|
||||
CERTAIN PEOPLE'S MINDS.
|
||||
ONE LAST COMMENT BEFORE I SIGN OFF ENSIGNS HODGKINS AND WITHERSPOON HAVE BOTH REPORTED EXTREME HEADACHES AND MENTAL DISARRAY WHENEVER THEY APPROACH THE TAALO DEVICE. NONE OF THE REST OF US HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, SO EITHER THE ENSIGNS ARE JUST BEING BABIES OR THE TAALO DEVICE PRODUCES SOME KIND OF SHIELD THAT AFFECTS ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE'S MINDS.
|
||||
|
||||
MAYBE THE SCIENTISTS BACK AT THE
|
||||
STARBASE WILL TELL US MORE.
|
||||
MAYBE THE SCIENTISTS BACK AT THE STARBASE WILL TELL US MORE.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
|
||||
#(UMGTRANS 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN. THIS IS LIEUTENANT
|
||||
ROBINSON, SIR. WE HAVE LOCATED AN
|
||||
ALIEN ARTIFACT DOWN HERE. PERHAPS
|
||||
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE FOUND
|
||||
SOMETHING WHICH I THINK MAY
|
||||
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
|
||||
SPATHI... AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
|
||||
ARE GOING TO LIKE IT.
|
||||
WE WERE INVESTIGATING A LARGE BLUE
|
||||
MACHINE WHEN OFFICER TALBOT
|
||||
DISCOVERED A MESSAGE GLUED TO THE
|
||||
SIDE OF THE DEVICE. SIR, IT'S A
|
||||
NOTE FROM THE SPATHI HIGH COUNCIL.
|
||||
I'LL READ IT TO YOU...
|
||||
CAPTAIN. THIS IS LIEUTENANT ROBINSON, SIR. WE HAVE LOCATED AN ALIEN ARTIFACT DOWN HERE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE FOUND SOMETHING WHICH I THINK MAY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPATHI... AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ARE GOING TO LIKE IT. WE WERE INVESTIGATING A LARGE BLUE MACHINE WHEN OFFICER TALBOT DISCOVERED A MESSAGE GLUED TO THE SIDE OF THE DEVICE. SIR, IT'S A NOTE FROM THE SPATHI HIGH COUNCIL. I'LL READ IT TO YOU...
|
||||
|
||||
DEAR HUNAMS,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,33 +1,18 @@
|
||||
#(URQWRECK 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WE HAVE LOCATED THE
|
||||
WRECK OF AN UR-QUAN DREADNOUGHT.
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WE HAVE LOCATED THE WRECK OF AN UR-QUAN DREADNOUGHT.
|
||||
|
||||
THE FACT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING
|
||||
BUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND INDICATES
|
||||
THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SOME ENGINE
|
||||
POWER LEFT TO SOFTEN ITS CRASH.
|
||||
THE FACT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING BUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SOME ENGINE POWER LEFT TO SOFTEN ITS CRASH.
|
||||
|
||||
MOST OF THE DREADNOUGHT IS JUST SO
|
||||
MUCH ALIEN JUNK. WE HAVE MADE
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HOLOS OF EVERYTHING, BUT I DON'T
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THINK IT WILL BE MUCH USE TO
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ANYONE BUT THOSE EGGHEAD XENOTECHS
|
||||
BACK AT THE BASE.
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MOST OF THE DREADNOUGHT IS JUST SO MUCH ALIEN JUNK. WE HAVE MADE HOLOS OF EVERYTHING, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MUCH USE TO ANYONE BUT THOSE EGGHEAD XENOTECHS BACK AT THE BASE.
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|
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WE HAVE FOUND ONE PIECE OF
|
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EQUIPMENT WHICH IS RELATIVELY
|
||||
INTACT. IT IS A HUGE HYPERSPACE
|
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WARP POD, THE STARBOARD UNIT, I
|
||||
THINK. WE WILL BRING IT ABOARD.
|
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WE HAVE FOUND ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH IS RELATIVELY INTACT. IT IS A HUGE HYPERSPACE WARP POD, THE STARBOARD UNIT, I THINK. WE WILL BRING IT ABOARD.
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||||
|
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---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
#(URQWRECK 2)
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---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE FOUND NOTHING NEW OF
|
||||
INTEREST IN THE WRECK OF THE
|
||||
UR-QUAN DREADNOUGHT.
|
||||
WE HAVE FOUND NOTHING NEW OF INTEREST IN THE WRECK OF THE UR-QUAN DREADNOUGHT.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,32 +1,12 @@
|
||||
#(UTWBOMB 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE FOUND A HUGE PRECURSOR DEVICE
|
||||
ON THE PLANET'S SURFACE -- A
|
||||
GIANT BLACK CYLINDER SET WITHIN A
|
||||
SIMPLE DEFENSIVE GRID. WE HAVE
|
||||
ALREADY NEUTRALIZED THE GRID --
|
||||
WELL, ACTUALLY JENKINS JUST DROVE
|
||||
THROUGH IT BY ACCIDENT, BUT THAT
|
||||
SEEMED TO WORK.
|
||||
THE ARTIFACT IS COVERED WITH
|
||||
PRECURSOR SCRIPT AND ALTHOUGH WE
|
||||
CAN'T TRANSLATE ALL OF THE
|
||||
WRITING, IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT
|
||||
IT IS A WARNING, REPEATED AGAIN
|
||||
AND AGAIN.
|
||||
WE FOUND A HUGE PRECURSOR DEVICE ON THE PLANET'S SURFACE -- A GIANT BLACK CYLINDER SET WITHIN A SIMPLE DEFENSIVE GRID. WE HAVE ALREADY NEUTRALIZED THE GRID -- WELL, ACTUALLY JENKINS JUST DROVE THROUGH IT BY ACCIDENT, BUT THAT SEEMED TO WORK.
|
||||
|
||||
THE ENERGY OUTPUT OF THIS ARTIFACT
|
||||
IS SCARY -- IT RIVALS ALL OUR
|
||||
SHIP'S ENGINES AT REDLINE!
|
||||
IF I MAY BE SO BOLD, CAPTAIN, I
|
||||
WOULD ADVISE THAT WE NOT
|
||||
EXPERIMENT WITH THIS DEVICE UNTIL
|
||||
WE ARE BACK AT THE STARBASE.
|
||||
THE ARTIFACT IS COVERED WITH PRECURSOR SCRIPT AND ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T TRANSLATE ALL OF THE WRITING, IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT IT IS A WARNING, REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
|
||||
|
||||
WE SHALL NOW RETURN TO THE SHIP,
|
||||
WITH THE BLACK CYLINDER DEVICE
|
||||
CAREFULLY STOWED IN THE CARGO
|
||||
AREA.
|
||||
THE ENERGY OUTPUT OF THIS ARTIFACT IS SCARY -- IT RIVALS ALL OUR SHIP'S ENGINES AT REDLINE! IF I MAY BE SO BOLD, CAPTAIN, I WOULD ADVISE THAT WE NOT EXPERIMENT WITH THIS DEVICE UNTIL WE ARE BACK AT THE STARBASE.
|
||||
|
||||
WE SHALL NOW RETURN TO THE SHIP, WITH THE BLACK CYLINDER DEVICE CAREFULLY STOWED IN THE CARGO AREA.
|
||||
|
||||
---- END OF REPORT ----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,31 +1,13 @@
|
||||
#(VUXBEAST 1)
|
||||
---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----
|
||||
|
||||
WE HAVE FINALLY TRAPPED THE
|
||||
HIDEOUS BEAST WHICH HAS BEEN SO
|
||||
HARD TO CAPTURE THESE PAST FEW
|
||||
DAYS.
|
||||
WE HAVE FINALLY TRAPPED THE HIDEOUS BEAST WHICH HAS BEEN SO HARD TO CAPTURE THESE PAST FEW DAYS.
|
||||
|
||||
I SWEAR, WE EMPTIED OUR STUN
|
||||
BATTERIES INTO THAT THING OVER
|
||||
A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE IT EVEN
|
||||
SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MORE SHOTS TO
|
||||
ITS BARBED HEAD, AND IT WENT DOWN,
|
||||
BUT WE HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO
|
||||
GET IT INTO THE MAGNETIC
|
||||
RESTRAITS BEFORE IT STARTED
|
||||
THRASHING AROUND AGAIN.
|
||||
I SWEAR, WE EMPTIED OUR STUN BATTERIES INTO THAT THING OVER A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE IT EVEN SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MORE SHOTS TO ITS BARBED HEAD, AND IT WENT DOWN, BUT WE HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO GET IT INTO THE MAGNETIC RESTRAITS BEFORE IT STARTED THRASHING AROUND AGAIN.
|
||||
|
||||
EVEN AS I MAKE THIS REPORT, THAT
|
||||
DAMN MONSTER IS SHRIEKING LIKE A
|
||||
STEAM ENGINE AND TRYING TO TEAR
|
||||
ITS WAY FREE.
|
||||
EVEN AS I MAKE THIS REPORT, THAT DAMN MONSTER IS SHRIEKING LIKE A STEAM ENGINE AND TRYING TO TEAR ITS WAY FREE.
|
||||
|
||||
I HOPE WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING,
|
||||
BRINGING THAT THING ABOARD. IF IT
|
||||
GETS FREE INSIDE THE SHIP,
|
||||
CAPTAIN, WELL... I JUST DON'T WANT
|
||||
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
|
||||
I HOPE WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING, BRINGING THAT THING ABOARD. IF IT GETS FREE INSIDE THE SHIP, CAPTAIN, WELL... I JUST DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
|
||||
|
||||
RETURNING TO SHIP.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
|
||||
#include "lander.h"
|
||||
#include "options.h"
|
||||
|
||||
#define NUM_CELL_COLS 34
|
||||
#define NUM_CELL_ROWS 11
|
||||
#define NUM_CELL_COLS MAP_WIDTH / 6
|
||||
#define NUM_CELL_ROWS MAP_HEIGHT / 6
|
||||
#define MAX_CELL_COLS 40
|
||||
|
||||
extern FRAME SpaceJunkFrame;
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ ClearReportArea (void)
|
||||
COUNT i;
|
||||
RECT r;
|
||||
STAMP s;
|
||||
PRIMITIVE prim_row[NUM_CELL_COLS];
|
||||
PRIMITIVE prim_row[MAX_CELL_COLS];
|
||||
|
||||
if (optWhichFonts == OPT_PC)
|
||||
s.frame = SetAbsFrameIndex (SpaceJunkFrame, 21);
|
||||
else
|
||||
s.frame = SetAbsFrameIndex (SpaceJunkFrame, 18);
|
||||
GetFrameRect (s.frame, &r);
|
||||
s.origin.x = 1 + (r.extent.width >> 1);
|
||||
s.origin.x = 1 + (r.extent.width >> 1) - 1;
|
||||
s.origin.y = 1;
|
||||
for (i = 0; i < NUM_CELL_COLS; ++i)
|
||||
{
|
||||
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ MakeReport (SOUND ReadOutSounds, UNICODE *pStr, COUNT StrLen)
|
||||
StrLen += end_page_len;
|
||||
}
|
||||
t.baseline.x = 1 + (r.extent.width >> 1)
|
||||
+ (col_cells * (r.extent.width + 1));
|
||||
+ (col_cells * (r.extent.width + 1)) - 1;
|
||||
do
|
||||
{
|
||||
COUNT word_chars;
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user