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>>> BEGIN TRANSMISSION <<<
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v.1.0.3 // node(RS001::IGIN{};
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#SOL#V645CENTAURI#BD+38°4344
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).tun(μ){76HXY0V-S2-8VYF72}
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---/ DSAC@SOL[[31.536.31.43:413]]IGST
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+phthalo::buenaventura#IGSS_SIERRA
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-indigo::T%822::toyon#SISKIYOU
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SUBJECT: Re: does this work?
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Dig,
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Yeah, it came through this time. I think it was something on
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my end, er, the SS I should say. I think their system hadn't
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setup permissions for me to interface with Q. You'd think that
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they'd have that all streamlined given how much traffic they
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have coming through here. I guess I got lost in the swarm or
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something. Oh well. It seems to be working properly now. We'll
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see if you get this.
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Anyway, minor technical difficulties aside, it's been alright out
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here so far. They have me piloting ships into dock. It's not the
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most exciting work, but it's actually pretty intense...and a lot of
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work. The SS has over 500 public docks. Everyone fuels up and
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stocks their inventory before heading on to the outpost. It can get
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a little hairy out there. It's tense enough towing ships worth more
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than the economy of a small planet, but because we're in a nebula
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THERE'S WIND. Space always makes an insomniac out of me, so my
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nerves are pretty frayed as it is. Wind makes things...fun.
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But the money is good. They're probably banking on me not living
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long enough to spend it, or even collect it all. I manage to save
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most of it, just living on-ship. Our little tugboat is actually
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quite spacious for what it is. Originally it was used as an
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interterrestrial ferry, so it has a bunk, a mess, storage, space to
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stretch out, etc. The SS is crowded, expensive, and it's actually
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pretty sketchy. Apart form the outpost, there's nothing else out
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here for a few lightyears---it's pretty lawless. Everyone wants
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to stake their claim out here. I would if I could. I mean, who'd
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pass on paradise? It sounds unreal. It's ALL SKY. No gravity,
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just air and asteroids. Getting there though, that's the
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issue. They say it's really disorienting being deep in the nebula,
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plus, nebula weather is unstable. Even here we get some pretty
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nasty storms blowing through.
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God, it would be incredible though! I fly for a living, but
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that...that's magic. Who knows, maybe I'll get bumped up to ferry
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crew one of these days. They've joked about it, that I'd be better
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off on some long hauls, seeing as I'm so sleepless as it is. It's
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one thing to not sleep, though, and another to be unable. Those
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hauls take their toll they say. The turnover is pretty quick, so
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there's a good chance I could be offered a charter at some point.
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Not sure if the Buenaventura is up for it, but she's seen plenty of
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sky in her day, so who knows.
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By the way, sorry to make you use Mailman. I'm pretty short on
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options at the moment. I can't get a stable connection direct to
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the ship unless I make some serious upgrades. The SS relays
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everything out here, and it's all corporate. I'll look into some
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better equipment. I might as well--I spend all my time on board
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anyway.
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But I'm rambling as usual. I guess I'll end this here. Got a big
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tanker coming in soon. Take care out there, and hey, don't forget
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to send me those tracks. I need some of the home jams to get me
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through those windy days~
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Take care, Dig.
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-Phthalo
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/---
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>>> END TRANSMISSION <<<
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