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+I just wanted to take this moment to break the fourth wall and inform all of 
+you aboard your ships checking for new QEC logs that none of this is real.
+
+Not just the world around you, but you yourself.
+
+All of this is just a series of stories written by users on a public unix 
+server.
+
+It was once said that reality is stranger than fiction, but unfortunately in 
+your case you ARE the fiction.
+
+There is no need to be alarmed, though, your authors will still continue your 
+story regardless of whether or not you have this knowledge.
+
+Anyways, that's all I got for right now, enjoy the existential crisis!
+
+~aewens

gopher/Excelsior/005.1.txt

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+[HEADER REDACTED DUE TO PROCEDURE [REDACTED]]
+[autotranslator on]
+
+Corporal Sam Arnold, Systems Administrator
+---
+So what if we are fiction? Truly, nothing is real. Am I real? Are you real?
+Can we even prove that this "Aewens" being is real? We can't.
+
+Do you know what I can prove?
+
+Even if we are fiction, we exist for real in our reader's minds.
+
+And you know what?
+
+To me, at least, that's all that matters.
+
+I exist somewhere.
+
+And so do you.
+
+~~TRANSMISSION END~~

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+E. Grosvenor log entry t-0 Day One
+I am now aboard Space Beagle in orbit.
+It is not as exciting as I thought it would be.
+In fact so far it's boring.
+The Captain is aloof.
+The crew is avoiding me.
+I met a nice girl but when I started to explain
+nexialism her eyes glazed over.
+Maybe she was bored too.
+I do have a monitor in my cabin so I can
+continue my studies.
+One of the problems with being a generalist
+is that there's too much to learn.
+So at the base of nexialism is quick learning.
+Instead of reading a book I hypnotize myself
+and scan the entire book in minutes.
+I don't remember or enjoy the process of reading.
+But I do remember all the content
+better than if I had read it.
+Kind of takes the fun out of reading.
+But I don't have to do that.
+I can read normally and I do for enjoyment.
+I've been reading the World Of Null A
+by A.E. VanVogt.
+Interesting ideas but kind of far out.
+Still I enjoy it and it's a break from
+hypnotizing myself.
+That girl I met, her name is KaTanne.
+I wonder if she likes to read too.
+Maybe I'll see her tomorrow.
+Maybe after we leave orbit the crew won't be so busy.
+I'm pretty sure the Captain will remain aloof.
+Nexialists learn to read people pretty well.
+The only person I don't understand is myself.
+I probably still won't understand myself tomorrow.
+I have grown accustomed to that.
+There's a whole galaxy out there waiting
+and I'm reading about Venus
+and worried about the crew.

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+Merideth, do you realize what time it is right now? I was trying to sleep. Also, 
+what were you doing up this late anyways?
+
+Okay, there's a new message from the quantum communitator. So what? It happens
+all the time. I can deal with this in the morning, also turn the transmitter 
+off, there's no reason for us to broadcast this conversation.
+
+Sure, technically you are now able to make judgement calls on the transmitter 
+since you are an executive member of this department, it still doesn't make 
+sense to share this with the whole universe. Also, the story is different how?
+
+Who cares if someone says that nothing is real and nobody exists? If I told you 
+that a few hours ago you wouldn't bat an eyelash, but the moment someone from 
+space says it suddenly it must be true?
+
+What do you mean you "feel" like you are in a story? What would that even feel 
+like? I don't have time for this right now, I'm going back to sleep. If you are 
+still worried about this in the morning we can talk about it more then. And for 
+the last time, turn the transmitter off!

gopher/Voortrekker/18-re-i-need-you-at-ross.txt

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+From: Tasker William T W/GEN <wtasker@navy.mil.earthsys.gov>
+To: Koenraad Gertodtenhaupt <kgertodtenhaupt@ross128-ventures.com>
+Delivered-To: Koenraad Gertodtenhaupt <kgertodtenhaupt@ross128-ventures.com>
+Received: from relay11.local.rs001.l4.earthsys.gov
+    by inbound-1.exclusiveservices.net
+    with ESMTPSA id 8Kgo6FmrviQgqAAA019
+    for <kgertodtenhaupt@ross128-ventures.com>
+Received: from relay2.qec5.ganymede.earthsys.gov
+    by relay9.qec4.rs001.l4.earthsys.gov
+Received: from out.secure.ganymede.navy.mil.earthsys.gov
+    by relay4.local.ganymede.earthsys.gov
+Date: 16 Sep 2421 19:21:44 +0000
+Date-Local: 16 Sep 2421 19:21:44 +0000
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf8"
+Subject: Re: I need you at Ross
+
+Koenraad:
+
+We have our new orders and are preparing with all dispatch to
+relieve the colony. As of 1700 today, ship's movement is set for
+0800, 1 October. On that basis and assuming least-time vectoring
+throughout, we expect to arrive in landing orbit at Ross 128 b
+approximately 1400, 17 October.
+
+There are two reasons for this apparent delay. First, we have some
+inconsistent ancillary results from initial trials, and the
+physicists are doing a ground-up rerun of their models to ensure we
+can account for possible navigational derangements. Second, we
+carried out initial trials with only two of our planned four
+generator plants, and that's not enough of a safety margin with
+segments as long as this mission requires. I'm giving my engineers
+and the yard an additional week to install Number 3 plant.
+
+I know you don't like it, Connie. I don't like it either. But
+without it, we're better off not risking the mission at all. We
+can't ask Titan for a tow if we find ourselves adrift halfway to
+Ross! We get there later this way, yes. But we can be certain we
+will get there this way, too. From where I sit that counts for
+more.
+
+And there's good news to counterweight the bad. We have nearly our
+full Marine complement aboard, thanks to an unusually low casualty
+rate in their recently concluded exercise on Io. That was a ground
+assault and pacification exercise, and it's got them ready for the
+job you've given us. Whatever those 27 people have been turned
+into, my Marines are going to solve that problem for you. Be ready
+to pay up on that Phoebe bonus.
+
+Due to the known biological threat, I've had no trouble
+requisitioning protective gear and a complete med/sci fitout. If
+you want to send along your own civilian personnel, that's fine, I
+can take up to sixty. Get them here by next Friday if you can. I
+know you won't send me soft people, but I still want enough time to
+make sure they're well integrated into the ship's command structure
+and that they won't cause any problems. Make sure they understand
+how that works, Koenraad. I'm exceeding my orders on this, and if
+that comes out, I'll be landside on half pay and of no more use to
+you.
+
+I know what you said about sample return, but I've also been given
+three names of formerly human colony personnel: Evelyn Gulamirian,
+Winifred Strossmayer, Christopher Maldonado. I'm "strongly
+encouraged" to capture them alive for detailed study in Sol, and I
+can see an opportunity in this for you. Considering Ventures'
+portfolio in bioscience, I'm sure you've got several labs that'd be
+able to get the most out of those three, and with what this
+infection has already done to them, the potential results of that
+kind of research could be world-changing. And you could be at the
+forefront.
+
+Understand me, Connie: I'm not crossing you on this. My intention
+at this time is for all three of them to die in the fighting. Given
+what you've said about Soloviev, he's going to have to do the same,
+along with anyone else out there who's likely to go off
+message. That's what you're sending me out there to do, and I'll do
+it. But it's possible that what's happened out there might not
+happen again, and men like us don't achieve what we do by avoiding
+risk and ignoring opportunity.
+
+To reiterate: we depart at 0800 on the first, and arrive about 1400
+on the 17th. Let me know when to expect your people - by the 24th
+if at all possible, or as soon after that as you can manage. And
+let me know if you want me to change my plans regarding those
+three.
+
+TASKER, William T., Wing General
+Experimental Systems Command, NSS Busiris

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+0Tom - Am I Not?	/Tom/0004.txt
+0Aewens - You Are Not	/Aewens/0001.txt
+0Voortrekker - Re: I need you at Ross	/Voortrekker/18-re-i-need-you-at-ross.txt
+0Space Beagle - T-0 Day One	/Space Beagle/t-0day1.txt
 0Kors Recovered Datafiles - HOLONET DOWNLOAD: Goldenblaster Sightings	/Kors Recovered Datafiles/HOLONET_FORUM_GOLDENBLASTER_SIGHTINGS.txt
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