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+
+ Isla Ristol - Las weewebs
+ enteka@cosmic.voyage (enteka)
+ gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Isla Ristol/b2.txt
+ gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Isla Ristol/b2.txt
+ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:13:10 GMT
+
+Isla Ristol - Aventuras en Marte
+
+Entrada 2x2
+
+Polaris sigue en el cielo, aunque me han tenido que señalar
+dónde está porque nos es fácil encontrarla en Marte. Las
+constelaciones son un poco raras. Casi igual que en la Tierra
+pero no completamente y te despistas.
+
+Por la tarde voy a salir a la superficie, voy con otros chicos
+de la escuela (aunque no estoy dando clases) a visitar las
+«weewebs».
+
+¿Qué son? Bueno, son como telarañas construidas por fungi
+(de la familia de las setas pero diferentes), que crecen
+por la superficie de marte y, debajo crean como una cúpula
+donde pueden vivir colonias de bacterias y otros seres
+vivos muy simples.
+
+Hay campos gigantes de «weewebs» que parecen manchas blancas
+y en las «weewebs» más grandes hay hasta insectos de ingeniería
+genética.
+
+Poco a poco quieren que Marte vuelva a la vida. Aunque no
+creo que nunca se parezca a la tierra. Hasta los marcianos
+(humanos)
+tienen un aspecto muy raro, tan delgados y altos.
+
+~ Enteka (enteka_a_fastmail:::com)
+]]>
+
+
+ orestes - Psychic Transmissions
+ orestes@cosmic.voyage (orestes)
+ gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/orestes/03_psychic_transmissions.txt
+ gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/orestes/03_psychic_transmissions.txt
+ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:21:10 GMT
+
+Transmission Log - Orestes
+Author: Pink
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+Auto-generating preface...
+
+ A log by PINK. She complains about her fellow human-inhabitant,
+ GREEN. Unfairly, I believe. She has yet to grasp his true purpose
+ among the group, as has he. Which is ironic, because the
+ remainder of the log is about the importance of patiently
+ observing in order to discern a deeper meaning. It seems her
+ patience only extends in certain directions.
+
+ She ends by mentioning a quasi-spiritual experience with the
+ crystals. This is unfortunate. She is beginning to sound like
+ NAVY. She was initially hired for her exceptional scientific
+ mind, but perhaps the years spent in Orestes have begun to take
+ their toll. Please send recommendations regarding potential
+ replacements.
+
+-END-OF-PREFACE-
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ I see GREEN has been at the logs again. Nine drafted. Seven
+ deleted before sending. How juvenile he is.
+
+ He never remembers to delete the ones he sent either. They're
+ still sitting here on the terminal for anyone to read. Actually,
+ that was probably his intention. And, for the record, I only ate
+ the last apple because its been our 'last apple' for two years
+ now and I was fed up listening to him go on about it.
+
+ It is not his job to send these, he is not qualified for it. He
+ isn't qualified for much, to be honest.
+
+ The following is the actual update. Please disregard the previous
+ logs by GREEN.
+
+ The crystals show extraordinary promise.
+
+ There's an old science fiction story, about a tiny species who
+ visit earth to see whether intelligent life exists. These
+ creatures are so small and with such a high rate of metabolism
+ that they perceive the passage of time at a much higher rate
+ than we do.
+
+ So, when they arrive, all they 'perceive' are these static,
+ statue-like creatures (us), that move so slowly it seems
+ like they move without any will or purpose. The creatures leave
+ earth and conclude there is no intelligent life there.
+
+ Maybe they wait for like a year in their time, which is maybe a
+ few seconds in our time. I don't know, I can't remember the story
+ well, but I hope you get my point.
+
+ GREEN is impatient, like those micro-creatures from the story.
+ Intelligence can take many forms. If you observe something,
+ anything, for long enough, a pattern emerges. I observe the
+ crystals constantly. Whenever I can. I know that something is
+ happening. Most likely, its happening underneath the surface.
+
+ What we know for certain about the crystals has already been
+ reported and is, admittedly, a little thin. Their behaviour
+ remains unchanged - they brighten slightly with increases in
+ atmospheric pressure. I initially described is as a 'glow', but
+ I'd probably have to correct that. It's just a slight change in
+ their shade of red. We were probably projecting some of our
+ expectations when we described it as a glow. There are still the
+ same amount of them, 133 withing 5km of our base. We've yet to
+ travel and survey much farther with the equipment we have on
+ hand. I admit, I am a bit disappointed that there is no real
+ change in their population, but I still suspect some activity is
+ going on somewhere, somehow, just slightly beyond our horizon of
+ understanding.
+
+ We also, of course, have NAVY's 'records' of the crystals. If I
+ have some doubts about GREENS value to the mission, I am still
+ absolutely dumbfounded by NAVY's presence here. Sometimes I
+ wonder whether this is truly a scientifically-motivated
+ expedition, or whether some higher-ups have notions about NAVY's
+ claims regarding the 'elixir' qualities of the crystals...Anyway,
+ I've gone on enough about these points in previous updates.
+
+ Well then, why did I say that they show extraordinary promise?
+ As I said, I observe them constantly, although 'observing' them
+ isn't really the right term. I set up the equipment, and sit and
+ wait. There isn't much to really keep track of here, so I often
+ find myself spacing out a bit.
+
+ Recently, during these periods, I've been having something akin
+ to 'dreams'. I'm in a city. An empty city. And everything is
+ tinted in the same red colour as the crystals. It's like the sun
+ is setting and casting its glow over the city, only the glow
+ doesn't follow the usual rules of light and physics. When I
+ move around, go to shaded parts of the city, or even indoors, the
+ glow remains.
+
+ I just wander the city, for hours sometimes. There's nothing
+ there. It's peaceful.
+
+ My theory is that these are not simply hallucinations or
+ daydreams, I believe the crystals may be communicating something
+ to me.
+
+ I know, I know. Just a moment ago I was complaining about NAVY's
+ fanatical theories regarding the crystals. But this is different.
+
+ It has already been established (albeit controversially) that
+ psychic modes of communication can be initiated between humans
+ and alien populations. The modes of communication in the universe
+ are myriad (just look at the power of the QEC). Why couldn't it
+ be scientifically viable that the crystals simply operate on a
+ different wavelength than the one we usually operate on?
+
+ There is more to tell, but I can hear GREEN shuffling around
+ outside the room. He seems agitated about something. Signing off
+ for now.
+
+ - PINK
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+Complied by the Werner H. Young Terminal Emulator
+
+Info: Simple A.I., designed on-site for executing
+systems maintenance tasks and exchanging messages between
+the Orestes outpost and the Arsinoe.
+
+Built by Werner Young (2113-2151).
+
+Names of persons have been masked to protect their identity.
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+]]>
+Biribiri - Hola, soy Agnesamok@cosmic.voyage (amok)
@@ -915,94 +1095,6 @@ Built by Werner Young (2113-2151).
Names of persons have been masked to protect their identity.
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-]]>
-
-
- monara - >> Unknown-Messege >> Monara
- seek@cosmic.voyage (seek)
- gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/monara/messege-1-in.txt
- gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/monara/messege-1-in.txt
- Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:47:39 GMT
-
-----| Incoming message |----
-
-Source : Unknown
-Distance : ~2 kilo meters
-
-[ system encryption enabled ]
-[ auto translator enabled ]
-
-Message :
-
-Dear traveller welcome to Vos!
-You don't have to pretend like you didn't know that we are
-a good quality cannabis paradise. We have all kinds of cannabis.
-From cheap capsules to highest quality sprays!
-From 0.5 MetaCoins to 70+ MetaCoins!
-
-You can buy cannabis from us at anytime, while you are around Vos,
-directly from us. Or we have our own dealers all around the Solar System.
-We still don't have official vendors outside The Social System, but
-most travelling vendors have our products.
-
-If you want to buy from us directly. Please contact us
-the 'HighSpace Cannabis Productions'.
-And please be kind enough to not bring any weapons, if we detected
-any weapon we will have to terminate you immediately.
-And no more than two persons (organic or non organic) are allowed
-to enter.
-Thank you!
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-]]>
-
-
- monara - >> ESSO- LOG-FILE
- seek@cosmic.voyage (seek)
- gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/monara/1-esso-logfile.txt
- gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/monara/1-esso-logfile.txt
- Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:06:14 GMT
-
-----### LOG - KEEPER ###----
-
-User : Esso98
-Type : Log file
-Date : 17-12-3320
-Time : 17:22:14
------------------
-
-> Got a reply from Jaura, not the one
- I expected, though.
-> It just reminded me that he is a jerk.
-> I am a good sailor err eventhough I've never
- jumped to hyperspace.
-> I will show him if who is the sailor. And he sounded
- sexist, yes I got in a fight with a chick but damn this
- is 3320!
- (It's not important that I lost the fight)
-> I still want to spend some more time here in Ganymede
- before travelling to Callisto.
-> Today I found a small village named 'Vos', it's a
- farming village. With a beautiful landscape.
- People were friendly too. There were only one space
- ship in the whole village, I think it is owned by the
- village merchant.
-> I heard there are good quality weed capsules.
-
- ***
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