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| Receiving Transmission From: |
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| *** USS Pathfinder *** |
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--> Commencing Transmission
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--> Parsing Message...Done!
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--> Displaying Message: ID# QEC 1865AG1865GD51
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Greeting from the Gamma 1 Octantis star system. This is
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Captain Norton of the USS Pathfinder. I have an update
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on the progress we are making on colonizing planet 5 of
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this star system, which our crew has named "Alluvium."
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After a successful landing in a vast prairie alongside
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a river two Earth weeks ago, we disembarked our vessel.
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I assigned several of our scientists with the task of
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analyzing the quality of Alluvium's air and water, and
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I am pleased to report that the air and water here are
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suitable for the habitation of humans. Earth's
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International Interstellar Colonization Organization
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made a fine choice when they selected this planet for
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our colonization mission.
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I will now briefly give a general description the flora
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that we have discovered so far on Alluvium: The valley
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that we landed the Pathfinder in is largely filled with
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a fern-like species of plant, along with many small
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flowers that have a similar appearance to violets that
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are found on Earth, but contain a deep reddish hue.
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Most of the trees that grow in this region of the
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planet are absolutely massive in size! They somewhat
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resemble the redwoods that are found on Earth in
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California's Yosemite National Park, however, these
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trees appear to be considerably taller with a smoother,
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dark, mahogany-colored bark.
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Our crew is currently undertaking several projects in
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the valley in which the USS Pathfinder is stationed.
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Our main priority for the time being is to establish
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a lumber mill, which will obviously aid in the building
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of future structures for which the plans are currently
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being developed. The next buildings scheduled to be
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erected are private homes for all of our crew members
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and a hospital.
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I should also mention that one other priority near the
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top of my list is to identify what plant life here is
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suitable for human consumption. Our food rations are
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wearing thin after our long journey from Earth so we
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must establish some farms in the near future.
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I do have some unsettling news to report. Our radar
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operators working onboard the Pathfinder have
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reported for the past three nights in a row that they
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have detected what they believe to be two vessels
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orbiting Alluvium at an altitude of approximately
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21,000 miles. Needless to say, if these were in fact
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ships, we hope that they weren't more rogue spacecraft
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like the one that we encountered when we entered this
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star system.
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It is time for me to return to work now. I will
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transmit another update sometime in the coming weeks.
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--> End of Message
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--> Ending Transmission
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