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A new start. A clean page for a most important story. | A new start. A clean page for a most important story. | ||
''Hannu II'' is aerobraking around Jupiter. The lord of planets thunders his <br> | ''[[Hannu II]]'' is aerobraking around [[Jupiter]]. The lord of planets thunders his <br> | ||
greeting to me. As I record this, I am blasting Aivanti-3's "Siegfried in the <br> | greeting to me. As I record this, I am blasting [[Aivanti-3]]'s "Siegfried in the <br> | ||
Storm Wall" over the radio howl of the Jovian magnetosphere. It galvanized <br> | Storm Wall" over the radio howl of the Jovian magnetosphere. It galvanized <br> | ||
me. I am with the gods.<br> | me. I am with the gods.<br> | ||
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::'''hazardous-environment engineers money can't''' <br> | ::'''hazardous-environment engineers money can't''' <br> | ||
::'''buy. SMILE support for extended duration.''' <br> | ::'''buy. SMILE support for extended duration.''' <br> | ||
::'''Two of Elisabeth's Eon-type platforms for''' <br> | ::'''Two of [[Elisabeth Bray|Elisabeth]]'s Eon-type platforms for''' <br> | ||
::'''radar, Lidar, and deep ice mapping.''' | ::'''radar, Lidar, and deep ice mapping.''' | ||
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The most expensive lie in human history. I am not here for a safari. All <br> | The most expensive lie in human history. I am not here for a safari. All <br> | ||
of Europa's life will soon be known, mapped, and exhausted of wonder. <br> | of [[Europa]]'s life will soon be known, mapped, and exhausted of wonder. <br> | ||
Bound by the tedious constraints of physics and biology. I know these <br> | Bound by the tedious constraints of physics and biology. I know these <br> | ||
things too well. They are already killing me. <br> | things too well. They are already killing me. <br> | ||
The K1 artifact promised me an offering. A gateway to the secret of <br> | The [[K1]] artifact promised me an offering. A gateway to the secret of <br> | ||
immortality. I call it Clarity. <br> | immortality. I call it Clarity. <br> | ||
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Must find a good pork recipe so Whitford will not go to waste. Medical <br> | Must find a good pork recipe so [[Whitford]] will not go to waste. Medical <br> | ||
team insists I accept cytomachine injections. No! Nothing enters my body <br> | team insists I accept cytomachine injections. No! Nothing enters my body <br> | ||
that does not share my genetic self-interest. Instead I will grow an upgraded <br> | that does not share my genetic self-interest. Instead I will grow an upgraded <br> | ||
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:'''Ongoing projects:''' | :'''Ongoing projects:''' | ||
:*'''Exomind: blocked''' | :*'''Exomind: blocked''' | ||
::*'''<s>Contact ICoV for their trick: failed</s>''' | ::*'''<s>Contact [[Ishtar Collective|ICoV]] for their trick: failed</s>''' | ||
::*'''<s>Hire Duane McNiadh away from ICOV: failed</s>''' | ::*'''<s>Hire [[Duane-McNiadh|Duane McNiadh]] away from ICOV: failed</s>''' | ||
::*'''Raid ICoV for Vex data: in planning''' | ::*'''Raid ICoV for [[Vex]] data: in planning''' | ||
:*'''Europa/Clarity: in progress''' | :*'''Europa/Clarity: in progress''' | ||
:*'''Be a good man and a good grandfather:''' <br> | :*'''Be a good man and a good grandfather:''' <br> | ||
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The only light down there comes from magma and phosphorescent bait. <br> | The only light down there comes from magma and phosphorescent bait. <br> | ||
The sea is 10 times deeper than Earth's. Even in Europa's weak gravity, <br> | The sea is 10 times deeper than [[Earth]]'s. Even in Europa's weak gravity, <br> | ||
peak pressure at the sea floor is 2000 atmospheres. Worse than Venus, <br> | peak pressure at the sea floor is 2000 atmospheres. Worse than Venus, <br> | ||
before the Traveler. | before the Traveler. | ||
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dark miles, like nerves in some vast, cold brain. <br> | dark miles, like nerves in some vast, cold brain. <br> | ||
Did the Traveler bypass Europa and Titan and Enceladus out of respect for <br> | Did the [[Traveler]] bypass Europa and [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and [[Enceladus]] out of respect for <br> | ||
their native life? | their native life? | ||
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:<span style="color:#008080;">Self-maintenance so absolute that it becomes a static loop? Investigate.</span> | :<span style="color:#008080;">Self-maintenance so absolute that it becomes a static loop? Investigate.</span> | ||
I said all this in my book, but my son's book still sells better. I suppose <br> | I said all this in my book, but my [[Clovis Bray II|son]]'s book still sells better. I suppose <br> | ||
because ''Clovis Points'' is a much more approachable title than ''Competitive'' <br> | because ''[[Clovis Points]]'' is a much more approachable title than ''[[Competitive Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny (PFHOR)|Competitive]]'' <br> | ||
''Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny'' <br> | ''[[Competitive Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny (PFHOR)|Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny]]'' <br> | ||
''(PFHOR)''. My son's work appeals to those intellectual infants in the <br> | ''[[Competitive Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny (PFHOR)|(PFHOR)]]''. My son's work appeals to those intellectual infants in the <br> | ||
retronationals, and to the parasites on Common Compassion support. <br> | retronationals, and to the parasites on Common Compassion support. <br> | ||
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Dropped dead of dysautonomia while rummaging for leftover pork chop. <br> | Dropped dead of dysautonomia while rummaging for leftover pork chop. <br> | ||
I am now in recovery in a medical SMILE pod. I have no breath and <br> | I am now in recovery in a medical [[SMILE pod]]. I have no breath and <br> | ||
no pulse--it is the return of oxygen to dead tissue that does most of the <br> | no pulse--it is the return of oxygen to dead tissue that does most of the <br> | ||
damage. I should be asleep. But I have to get this down quickly! | damage. I should be asleep. But I have to get this down quickly! | ||
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Those who comprehend the Alkahest, it is said, will obtain eternal life. | Those who comprehend the Alkahest, it is said, will obtain eternal life. | ||
==MESSAGE TO BRAY, WILHELMINA== | ==MESSAGE TO [[Wilhelmina Bray|BRAY, WILHELMINA]]== | ||
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<tt> | <tt> | ||
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</tt> | </tt> | ||
==MESSAGE TO BRAY, ANASTASIA== | ==MESSAGE TO [[Anastasia Bray|BRAY, ANASTASIA]]== | ||
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own attitude towards your genetics. | own attitude towards your genetics. | ||
Let me make amends. You've wasted enough on that paranoiac machine. <br> | Let me make amends. You've wasted enough on that [[Rasputin|paranoiac machine]]. <br> | ||
Both of us know that your attempts to fix the value-capture problem are <br> | Both of us know that your attempts to fix the value-capture problem are <br> | ||
just bandages on an ethical wound. Come to Europa. Let's set aside the <br> | just bandages on an ethical wound. Come to Europa. Let's set aside the <br> | ||