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As we walked down the gangway to the sandy material that cushioned
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our landing, we looked out at an alien world. We held our hands
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over our eyes to shield them from the first natural light we've
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over our eyes to shield them from the first natural light we had
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seen in months. The sky was blue, but not nearly the same as those
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back home, grading gently to a red and violet in the west.
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waste and dust heaps, barely enough to stumble over, but more than
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enough to make any archaeologist salivate.
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We were in a shallow valley, shadows playing about our feet as we
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marched on. Our personal safety equipment gave no warnings, there was no
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We were in a valley, shadows playing about our feet as we marched
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on. Our personal safety equipment gave no warnings, there was no
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one and nothing to see, but our guide (for lack of a better word)
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insisted that we'd be safer wherever we were going.
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void in the nearly black purple moss. The now familiar iridescent
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black sheen sealed over it after we entered. It was not dark here,
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dim rainbows shone from the walls leaving white splotches where the
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shadows intersected. We were not in a cave, but a corridor.
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colors intersected. We were not in a cave but a corridor.
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"The walls are alive," whispered Hex "and I'm sensing more life
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ahead."
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"Please wait here," the box changed shaped again to indicate a
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hollow in the wall forming a long low bench. "We are still
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preparing a place for you, and anticipate you would like to acclimate
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to your new surroundings before socializing."
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preparing a place for you, and anticipate you would like to
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acclimate to your new surroundings before socializing."
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The box smoothly became one with the floor, and we were left alone
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in some sort of antechamber.
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feeling its way along the walls.
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"There are hollows behind several sections of the wall, I can't
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feel how far they go, but they're also alive." Hex said.
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feel how far they go, but they also contain life." Hex said.
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"It's alright, my friend can explore freely." Mr Swarm said smugly.
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"Whatever this is, it's been here a long time, It's been asleep for
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a long time." Hex intoned. "It's hungry."
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"Whatever this is, it's been here a long time, It's been waiting for
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a long time." Hex intoned. "There's hunger."
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The miniature Mr Swarm pushed it's way through what appeared to be
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a solid wall and disappeared.
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We, your friends and archivists, wish you to know: This message was
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originally transmitted over QEC, early in the morning of Friday,
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September 24, 2421, via the "anon.penet.fi" anonymous resender. We
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present it here without further comment.
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~
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TO THE EARTH FLOTILLA NOW CRIMINALLY BOMBARDING AND OCCUPYING MARS
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For decades now, Earth's imperial dominion over Mars and the Belt
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has produced a constant train of abuse, injustice, and
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atrocity. You have enslaved us. You have exploited us. You have
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continually alienated our labor in the service of a regime which
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has proven by its actions that it no longer deserves to live, if
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indeed it ever did.
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In your unquestioned and unquestionable power, you have grown
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complacent. You have permitted us a laughable measure of what you
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consider liberty. Even as you regard us with the lazy contempt of
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empire for its victims, you have withdrawn your attention,
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preferring the elaborate games and perversions of elitism to
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anything resembling concern for the maintenance of your power.
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Even among your military class, the rot has set in and sunk
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deep. Your captains regard Ceres Station and other Belt postings as
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punishment duty, and they are not wrong to do so. Your military
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elite has settled into the habit of sending us their least capable
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officers, their least ready ships. While here, those officers and
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those ships treat us with the contempt their masters teach
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them. They know we are not their equals, in might or in rectitude,
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for they are after all our masters, and we merely their servants to
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be policed. As best they can, they ignore us entirely, again as
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their masters have taught them.
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They can no longer ignore us. Nor will you.
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We have captured your Marine garrison on Ceres. We have destroyed
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the frigate ENS St. Louis and seized the cruiser ENS Brooklyn, both
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formerly of Ceres Station. At a single stroke, we have decapitated
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Earth's military presence in the Belt.
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We intend soon to properly declare ourselves among the independent
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nations of the Solar System. But we have no time for such niceties
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just now. Our brothers and sisters on Mars remain, for now, under
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the bootheel of Earth. We are coming to their aid.
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TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON MARS: We know how they are killing
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you. We know the desperation you must feel in this moment. But hold
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fast, comrades! We are coming. When we arrive, we will smash the
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Earthers in orbit. We will smash the Earthers on the surface. We
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are coming to relieve you. Defend your domes and caverns, husband
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your strength and your weapons, and hold fast! We are coming. We
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will be there soon to help you free yourselves, as we have done.
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TO THE FLOTILLA OCCUPYING MARS: We warn you once, and once only:
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Recover your troops from the surface and depart Mars orbit at
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once. You are in orbit, we are not: We have the advantages of
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position and velocity. If you do not heed this warning, we will
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fire into and destroy your ships as soon as our weapons range on
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you, and before yours can range on us.
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You may doubt our capacity to do this. You may think that, even if
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we are not lying, we have only one cruiser, and you thus outnumber
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us. We warn you against such foolishness. We of the Belt have more
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weapons than you know. Underestimate us at your peril. If we find
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you in Mars orbit when we arrive, you will learn of our
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weapons. You will not have much time to gain wisdom from the
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lesson.
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We do not offer you this warning out of kindness. You have for all
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the decades of our servitude been the mailed fist of Earth, the
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hand that held the whip that scarred our backs. You have oppressed
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us, and we hope very much you will give us the opportunity to repay
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you in kind for all you have done. But we do not wish the birth of
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our new nation to be attended by unnecessary bloodshed. So we warn
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you, this once:
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Leave Mars, or we will kill you all.
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You have twenty-six hours to comply.
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0Voortrekker - TO THE EARTH FLOTILLA NOW CRIMINALLY BOMBARDING AND OCCUPYIN /Voortrekker/29-to-the-earth-flotilla-now-criminally.txt
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0Assumption - Autoresponse: amended. /Assumption/0001.txt
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0RSS Revenant - Purple Moss /RSS Revenant/1626.txt
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0Slantwise Convection - Past and Present Events /Slantwise Convection/002.txt
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109
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gopher/rss.xml
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<title>Cosmic Voyage</title>
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<link>gopher://cosmic.voyage</link>
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<description>Messages from the human stellar diaspora</description>
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<item>
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<title>Voortrekker - TO THE EARTH FLOTILLA NOW CRIMINALLY BOMBARDING AND OCCUPYIN</title>
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<author>alexis@cosmic.voyage (alexis)</author>
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<link>gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Voortrekker/29-to-the-earth-flotilla-now-criminally.txt</link>
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<guid>gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Voortrekker/29-to-the-earth-flotilla-now-criminally.txt</guid>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>
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We, your friends and archivists, wish you to know: This message was
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originally transmitted over QEC, early in the morning of Friday,
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September 24, 2421, via the "anon.penet.fi" anonymous resender. We
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present it here without further comment.
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~
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TO THE EARTH FLOTILLA NOW CRIMINALLY BOMBARDING AND OCCUPYING MARS
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For decades now, Earth's imperial dominion over Mars and the Belt
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has produced a constant train of abuse, injustice, and
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atrocity. You have enslaved us. You have exploited us. You have
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continually alienated our labor in the service of a regime which
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has proven by its actions that it no longer deserves to live, if
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indeed it ever did.
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In your unquestioned and unquestionable power, you have grown
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complacent. You have permitted us a laughable measure of what you
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consider liberty. Even as you regard us with the lazy contempt of
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empire for its victims, you have withdrawn your attention,
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preferring the elaborate games and perversions of elitism to
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anything resembling concern for the maintenance of your power.
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Even among your military class, the rot has set in and sunk
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deep. Your captains regard Ceres Station and other Belt postings as
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punishment duty, and they are not wrong to do so. Your military
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elite has settled into the habit of sending us their least capable
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officers, their least ready ships. While here, those officers and
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those ships treat us with the contempt their masters teach
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them. They know we are not their equals, in might or in rectitude,
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for they are after all our masters, and we merely their servants to
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be policed. As best they can, they ignore us entirely, again as
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their masters have taught them.
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They can no longer ignore us. Nor will you.
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We have captured your Marine garrison on Ceres. We have destroyed
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the frigate ENS St. Louis and seized the cruiser ENS Brooklyn, both
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formerly of Ceres Station. At a single stroke, we have decapitated
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Earth's military presence in the Belt.
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We intend soon to properly declare ourselves among the independent
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nations of the Solar System. But we have no time for such niceties
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just now. Our brothers and sisters on Mars remain, for now, under
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the bootheel of Earth. We are coming to their aid.
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TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON MARS: We know how they are killing
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you. We know the desperation you must feel in this moment. But hold
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fast, comrades! We are coming. When we arrive, we will smash the
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Earthers in orbit. We will smash the Earthers on the surface. We
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are coming to relieve you. Defend your domes and caverns, husband
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your strength and your weapons, and hold fast! We are coming. We
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will be there soon to help you free yourselves, as we have done.
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TO THE FLOTILLA OCCUPYING MARS: We warn you once, and once only:
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Recover your troops from the surface and depart Mars orbit at
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once. You are in orbit, we are not: We have the advantages of
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position and velocity. If you do not heed this warning, we will
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fire into and destroy your ships as soon as our weapons range on
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you, and before yours can range on us.
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You may doubt our capacity to do this. You may think that, even if
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we are not lying, we have only one cruiser, and you thus outnumber
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us. We warn you against such foolishness. We of the Belt have more
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weapons than you know. Underestimate us at your peril. If we find
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you in Mars orbit when we arrive, you will learn of our
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weapons. You will not have much time to gain wisdom from the
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lesson.
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We do not offer you this warning out of kindness. You have for all
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the decades of our servitude been the mailed fist of Earth, the
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hand that held the whip that scarred our backs. You have oppressed
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us, and we hope very much you will give us the opportunity to repay
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you in kind for all you have done. But we do not wish the birth of
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our new nation to be attended by unnecessary bloodshed. So we warn
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you, this once:
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Leave Mars, or we will kill you all.
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You have twenty-six hours to comply.
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</pre>]]></description>
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</item>
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<item>
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<title>Assumption - Autoresponse: amended. </title>
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<author>kirch@cosmic.voyage (kirch)</author>
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<author>kirch@cosmic.voyage (kirch)</author>
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<link>gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/RSS Revenant/1626.txt</link>
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<guid>gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/RSS Revenant/1626.txt</guid>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 04:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>
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As we walked down the gangway to the sandy material that cushioned
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our landing, we looked out at an alien world. We held our hands
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over our eyes to shield them from the first natural light we've
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over our eyes to shield them from the first natural light we had
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seen in months. The sky was blue, but not nearly the same as those
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back home, grading gently to a red and violet in the west.
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waste and dust heaps, barely enough to stumble over, but more than
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enough to make any archaeologist salivate.
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We were in a shallow valley, shadows playing about our feet as we
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marched on. Our personal safety equipment gave no warnings, there was no
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We were in a valley, shadows playing about our feet as we marched
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on. Our personal safety equipment gave no warnings, there was no
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one and nothing to see, but our guide (for lack of a better word)
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insisted that we'd be safer wherever we were going.
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void in the nearly black purple moss. The now familiar iridescent
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black sheen sealed over it after we entered. It was not dark here,
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dim rainbows shone from the walls leaving white splotches where the
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shadows intersected. We were not in a cave, but a corridor.
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colors intersected. We were not in a cave but a corridor.
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"The walls are alive," whispered Hex "and I'm sensing more life
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ahead."
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"Please wait here," the box changed shaped again to indicate a
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hollow in the wall forming a long low bench. "We are still
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preparing a place for you, and anticipate you would like to acclimate
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to your new surroundings before socializing."
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preparing a place for you, and anticipate you would like to
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acclimate to your new surroundings before socializing."
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The box smoothly became one with the floor, and we were left alone
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in some sort of antechamber.
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feeling its way along the walls.
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"There are hollows behind several sections of the wall, I can't
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feel how far they go, but they're also alive." Hex said.
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feel how far they go, but they also contain life." Hex said.
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"It's alright, my friend can explore freely." Mr Swarm said smugly.
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"Whatever this is, it's been here a long time, It's been asleep for
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a long time." Hex intoned. "It's hungry."
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"Whatever this is, it's been here a long time, It's been waiting for
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a long time." Hex intoned. "There's hunger."
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The miniature Mr Swarm pushed it's way through what appeared to be
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a solid wall and disappeared.
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<pre>
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Feb 26, 2019:
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- 'bbj' is a message board shared with the tildeverse. Try it!
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Feb 12, 2019:
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- 'log' will now validate titles and ask for confirmation
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