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@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ The Archer-51 is a small, nimble repurposed patrol craft. It previously
 served in the Sol System Space Force before being scuttled off Earth. It
 was then acquired by a guild known as The Bowyers' And Fletchers'
 Company shortly before the exodus, upgraded with equipment suitable for
-flight into deep space, and launched with a crew of eight. Space
+flight into deep space, and launched with a crew of twelve. Space
 Specialist M. Stephens awoke from hibernation to find the rest of the
 crew missing in action. The story begins here.

gopher/Archer-51/2.txt

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+Acting captain's log, Archer-51, entry number two:
+
+Coordinates, encoded C115B8AF-F900-4483-9AC9-5C4D3319C424.
+Intergalactic time spec follows this log.
+
+The Archer-51 is now mostly at nominal operating status. Position is
+known and time is kept. The commissary machine is producing edible food
+and comfort systems are fully operational. Copilot robot # J3N67 is
+functional and able to operate navigational systems well enough to
+permit me to tend to the rest of the ship.
+
+The obvious missing piece is the rest of the Archer's crew. At full
+capacity, the ship's crew is twelve. As stated in the previous log, I am
+the only person aboard the ship.
+
+Further investigation suggests that the other eleven crew members never
+boarded the Archer. Their quarters are undisturbed, with no personal
+effects or other signs of habitation. Their hibernation pods appear to
+have been open continuously since launch; that my pod functioned
+properly under these circumstances is remarkable and a testament to the
+quality of modern shipbuilding. Unfortunately, that quality does not
+extend to the ship's archives, which appear to be incomplete from
+approximately eight hours before launch until my awakening. Landside
+backups are, obviously, not accessible from space. Spaceside backups
+began only after I enabled them. Thus, there is a hole in the logs, and
+in my understanding of how I came to be in this situation.
+
+Fortunately, this situation is, for the most part, comfortable, if a bit
+lonely. The commissary's food is actually somewhat tasty; a pleasant
+surprise and a further example of the quality of Archer's build. My own
+personal effects were loaded into my quarters, so I have access to my
+library and entertainment. I have also been assembling some of the
+optional equipment on the Archer for educational purposes. My rating at
+the Academy was Missile Technician; with only light weaponry and no
+enemy to engage, the Archer has no need for a missile tech, but the
+skills I learned are useful for all manner of technology assembly.
+
+Per aspera ad astra.
+
+End log.
+
+Intergalactic time spec, compressed format:
+4ba656c96854cfcb89d2983554f3e0ae7946bab50a0d2887144017bd2cdd808eff4a0e33
+b7e6ed98485e311f042c8c0b97b13194f1058152c76945a3aee52b8e

gopher/Archer-51/3.txt

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+====================================
+THE BOWYERS' AND FLETCHERS' COMPANY.
+       * "Recta ad Scopum" *
+    London, Earth 0, Sol System
+954BB079-7629-4D62-B441-E62D8299A24D
+====================================
+
+ARCHER-51 (Archer Class, Hull Number 50A2FABFDD276F573FF97ACE8B11C5F4)
+MANIFEST
+
+Launch date, compressed:
+7ca53122e3f02c8f6a10177ea02ad6ada8b7043a694f36caa09b4c1f4cf99bc9f2a5fab3
+fd5d3c38a74b1aff63edfd3eb6b1128c8186f1a20e3b21b133832a67
+
+Crew:
+* LTCOL Gemma COURTENAY, commanding
+* MAJ Gerald RICHELIEU
+* CAPT WADA Katsuo
+* 1LT Angelina BOELENS
+* 2LT YAWEN Kyou
+* CMSGT Nneka KAMARIA
+* SMSGT Gopinath SARVESH
+* TSGT Minerva WILLY
+* SPC4 Tatiana KAZIMIR
+* SPC3 Maksimilian FEDOR
+* SPC2 Finley ALEXANDER
+* SPC1 Matthew STEPHENS
+
+Cargo:
+* Five (5) B&FC Model Eight containers, secured.
+
+Launch:
+SSSF Base "Tranquility", Luna, Earth 1, Sol System
+BF755C96-CA48-428C-8D37-A35D93D572A8
+
+Destination:
+SSSF Base "Megaphone", Ganymede, Jupiter 3, Sol System
+1CFE05D3-EDD3-4B79-9C1E-B22CF69E4F0D
+
+Mission:
+* Deliver cargo to destination.
+* Defend cargo against hostiles.
+
+Operating Procedure:
+* Standard for Archer-class voyage of > 200MM NM.
+
+Authority:
+* B&FC Requisition BFCR-38979-99-43-86-8890605968 (on file)
+* Authorized by SSSF Delta 93
+* Regulated by Intragalactic Transportation Treaty Organization
+
+SUBMITTED TO QEC BY COPILOT ROBOT #J3N67. RECTA AD SCOPUM
+3330194854bfc45c5376e6b464de1804537dcb9b08a4930cbb390965befb03b0a65d93e8
+52af78d24e5028066972dd125f72f4c316c6364a077cdbe38c1e9521
+

gopher/Archer-51/4.txt

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+ARCHER-51 (Archer Class, Hull Number 50A2FABFDD276F573FF97ACE8B11C5F4)
+ALMANAC
+
+Subject: The Bowyers' And Fletchers' Company
+
+Organization Type: Guild
+Line Of Trade: Shipping
+Former Headquarters: London, Earth 0, Sol System
+Current Coordinates: 954BB079-7629-4D62-B441-E62D8299A24D
+
+Formation: 2142 (o.s.)
+Nature Of Formation: Merger
+Predecessors:
+- Bowyer Industries
+- The Fletcher Institute
+
+Fleet:
+- 77 Archer Class
+  - 75 in service
+  - Archer-27 destroyed 2547 (o.s.)
+  - Archer-42 mothballed
+Personnel: over 9,000
+Security Classification: Alpha
+
+Narrative:
+
+The Bowyers' And Fletchers' Company (B&FC) is a shipping guild formerly
+based in London on Earth 0 in the Sol System. It was formed in 2142
+(old style calendar; new style calendar:
+9b424f64fcfc50a938c4862a309d82cc68da65b70618b5e4128b70294b1780b3f616490d
+e8e2fe80a193eb2a8f17ecab1132cdaeb39af354d43bee9acc79da00) in a merger of
+Bowyer Industries, a long-haul shipping company, and The Fletcher
+Institute, a shipbuilding consultancy under contract to the Sol System
+Space Force. The name Bowyers' And Fletchers' Company was taken as a nod
+to the Livery Companies of London, the former system of trade guilds
+which at one time featured a Bowyers' Company (the guild of longbow
+builders) and a Fletchers' Company (the guild of arrow makers.) In a
+further tribute to this system, when corporations were abolished in 2270
+(o.s.), B&FC reorganized as a guild (new style.)
+
+Despite Bowyer Industries' heritage as a long-haul trucker, the modern
+B&FC engages solely in voyages of less than 500 million nautical miles.
+While this restricts their business chiefly to the Sol System, this
+allows B&FC to operate a more economical fleet of delivery vehicles.
+B&FC prefers a small and nimble class of ship known to the Sol System
+Space Force as the "Mosquito Class" and christened the "Archer Class" by
+B&FC. The Company's knowledge of this particular class of ship is
+extensive, as The Fletcher Institute designed it under contract to SSSF.
+When SSSF moved on to larger ships capable of longer distances, B&FC
+acquired 77 former Mosquitoes and refurbished them as Archers. Of the
+original fleet of 77, only two Archers have ever been removed from
+service. Archer-27 was destroyed in a collision in 2547 (o.s.) with
+fifteen fatalities. Archer-42 has been mothballed due to persistent
+engine issues.
+
+B&FC handles cargo for the merchant class, the industrial class, and the
+military. It has an on-time delivery record of 93.3% since records have
+been kept, placing it among the top tier of intragalactic shipping
+companies. However, the Federation fined B&FC over FDN 23,000,000,000 in
+2550 (o.s.) for safety lapses in the wake of the Archer-27 accident.
+Following an internal investigation, B&FC committed to oversight by the
+government to ensure the safety of its ships and crew. Since the Exodus,
+safety has greatly improved.
+
+B&FC's motto is "Recta ad Scopum" (Latin: "Straight to the target") and
+its roundel depicts a black bow crossed with two red arrows on a white
+background with a black border.
+
+SUBMITTED TO QEC BY COPILOT ROBOT #J3N67. RECTA AD SCOPUM
+19cb45f3fdc00b58d61a57482925c8e20bea77c397d7871b91fb1a9d8abeb90247a99a29
+9727747c3dc2a56881c928555891bb8f5a3525da8326b4c07de3f7c0

gopher/Archer-51/5.txt

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+Acting captain's log, Archer-51, entry number three:
+
+Coordinates, encoded 79532BD8-3DED-4FF4-A922-E3B2737BA5D5.
+Intergalactic time spec follows this log.
+
+I have recovered the Archer-51's manifest from the archives. I have
+instructed J3N67 to post it to QEC. Unfortunately, it provides little in
+the way of context.
+
+It is not unusual for the Space Force to contract with Bowyers &
+Fletchers for shipping. What is somewhat unusual is for this flight to
+have been crewed exclusively by SSSF personnel. Usually, B&FC supplies
+most of the crew, with one or two SSSF specialists on board to look
+after protocol. However, the manifest indicates this flight was to have
+been commanded by Lt. Colonel Courtenay, whom I happen to know from my
+time at the Academy - she taught a course on avionics - and further
+crewed by a number of SSFF officers and enlisted specialists. If the
+flight was to be strictly military in nature, why was it assigned to a
+civilian craft with no civilian crew?
+
+And not only is the rest of the crew missing, so is the cargo. I have
+visited the cargo hold and found no Model Eight containers. Instead, I
+have found only one B&FC Model Six container containing provisions, as
+is standard on all flights. It appears to contain provisions for the
+full crew of twelve. (So at least I shouldn't run out of food and health
+products any time soon.)
+
+Furthermore, while the Archer was directed for Ganymede, we are
+currently far off course at 79532BD8-3DED-4FF4-A922-E3B2737BA5D5. I have
+instructed J3N67 to get us back on course as soon as possible, but this
+could take weeks given how large of a divergence we are on.
+
+I am still not prepared to issue a mayday call. J3N67 and I have things
+well under control - it is just a matter of determining our next course
+of action. I will continue to update as these questions are answered.
+
+Per aspera ad astra.
+
+End log.
+
+Intergalactic time spec, compressed format:
+d9bdeefb52c32ddfc34d89fa1e2f995f0fdbcf47ae8faa3a3e466568e3f8844977255cad
+187b762b7468bf7b24a48c59b6e5ded1f349377097fb5f482b729556

gopher/Archer-51/6.txt

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+SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE
+ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS
+THIS IS ARCHER-51
+THIS IS ARCHER-51
+THIS IS ARCHER-51
+
+SECURITE, ARCHER-51 CALL SIGN J3N67
+POSITION 73225076-9CDA-4693-B972-F4D95A4DA06F
+
+ALL SPACE MISSIONS TAKE WARNING
+ASTEROID FIELD ENCOUNTERED AT THIS POSITION
+CONSIDERED A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION
+ALL MISSIONS WITHIN RANGE SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTE
+TUNE TO MY FREQUENCY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
+
+OUT

gopher/Archer-51/7.txt

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+PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN
+ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS
+THIS IS GANYMEDE COASTGUARD
+THIS IS GANYMEDE COASTGUARD
+THIS IS GANYMEDE COASTGUARD
+
+PAN-PAN, GANYMEDE COASTGUARD CALL SIGN CG0501
+POSITION 63E474BE-7028-43D8-8C41-08FAB030AA31
+TIME NOW
+6C97A4B5DA3C77C900B1A158989973BC9D0C7AB838D75043E5C42196C77C59E8987198A7
+E7452BDEA09DE93755E01A2FE3D30CE146AEC99AF689D49938D47195
+
+OVERDUE VESSEL ARCHER-51
+LAST KNOWN POSITION 7A979B20-D113-4C94-96DB-E769AA659725 AT
+202C1901B493EBE5DF5D5C44671DCFFE849446D00885A39FD982C769A8B96E4CF8018239
+012BCD5A630B650C5F92FE9338482B3A7783DFEB82898DBFE383929A
+LEFT SPACE FORCE BASE TRANQUILITY, LUNA, EARTH 1 AT
+7CA53122E3F02C8F6A10177EA02AD6ADA8B7043A694F36CAA09B4C1F4CF99BC9F2A5FAB3
+FD5D3C38A74B1AFF63EDFD3EB6B1128C8186F1A20E3B21B133832A67
+DESTINED FOR SPACE FORCE BASE MEGAPHONE, GANYMEDE, JUPITER 3
+CREWMEMBERS: 12
+CARGO: CONTAINERS
+AUTHORITY: SPACE FORCE
+
+OUT

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+0Archer-51 - PAN-PAN	/Archer-51/7.txt
+0Archer-51 - SECURITE	/Archer-51/6.txt
+0Archer-51 - More Questions Than Answers	/Archer-51/5.txt
+0Archer-51 - Almanac: The Bowyers' And Fletchers' Company	/Archer-51/4.txt
+0Archer-51 - MANIFEST	/Archer-51/3.txt
+0Archer-51 - Assessing The Situation	/Archer-51/2.txt
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 0ValeFiona XIV - Take_001	/ValeFiona XIV/Take_001.txt
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