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Immortality Through PFHOR into Clovis Points. What if my children <br> | Immortality Through PFHOR into Clovis Points. What if my children <br> | ||
decide on some key amendment, some ineffable change, which makes my <br> | decide on some key amendment, some ineffable change, which makes my <br> | ||
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==ENTRY 3== | ==ENTRY 3== | ||
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I died. What a nuisance. | I died. What a nuisance. | ||
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==NOTE—CLARITY== | ==NOTE—CLARITY== | ||
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Study of the lunar artifact retrieved from the K1 mission provides insight <br> | Study of the lunar artifact retrieved from the K1 mission provides insight <br> | ||
into the effect I have termed "Clarity." | into the effect I have termed "Clarity." | ||
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Nonsense and poetry? Perhaps. But let me ask you this. <br> | Nonsense and poetry? Perhaps. But let me ask you this. <br> | ||
WHY DO WE EXIST? | WHY DO WE EXIST? | ||
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==ENTRY 4== | ==ENTRY 4== | ||
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I FOUND HER! | I FOUND HER! | ||
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==NOTE—WHY EXOMINDS FAIL== | ==NOTE—WHY EXOMINDS FAIL== | ||
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The major obstacle to a viable exomind is the loop/billboard/crash cycle. | The major obstacle to a viable exomind is the loop/billboard/crash cycle. | ||
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The eventual, highly upsetting result is athetosis: a disorder characterized <br> | The eventual, highly upsetting result is athetosis: a disorder characterized <br> | ||
by slow, involuntary writhing motions of the limbs, digits, neck, and <br> | by slow, involuntary writhing motions of the limbs, digits, neck, and <br> | ||
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==ENTRY 5== | ==ENTRY 5== | ||
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Disaster at the worksite. Clearly we will not be moving Clarity Control <br> | Disaster at the worksite. Clearly we will not be moving Clarity Control <br> | ||
like we did the K1 artifact. It reacted violently to the attempt. I have <br> | like we did the K1 artifact. It reacted violently to the attempt. I have <br> | ||
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==NOTE—THE WATER AND THE WAVE== | ==NOTE—THE WATER AND THE WAVE== | ||
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Quickly! Quickly, have to get it down. I saw— | Quickly! Quickly, have to get it down. I saw— | ||
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==ENTRY 7== | ==ENTRY 7== | ||
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We passed through the gate. Myself and my team. Elisabeth insisted on <br> | We passed through the gate. Myself and my team. Elisabeth insisted on <br> | ||
coming. I could hardly call her all this way and then refuse her. | coming. I could hardly call her all this way and then refuse her. | ||
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"What?" I demanded. | "What?" I demanded. | ||
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They had. They had refueled the star. They were ''stoking'' it. Enormous <br> | They had. They had refueled the star. They were ''stoking'' it. Enormous <br> | ||
portals dumped streams of hydrogen into the giant, replenishing its mass <br> | portals dumped streams of hydrogen into the giant, replenishing its mass <br> | ||
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==NOTE—[[Radiolaria|VEX FLUID]]== | ==NOTE—[[Radiolaria|VEX FLUID]]== | ||
===-037-=== | ===-037-=== | ||
<tt> | <tt> | ||
::'''Specimen report. Volume of fluid recovered''' <br> | ::'''Specimen report. Volume of fluid recovered''' <br> | ||
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from an Al-COM resource if I did not expect the Tyrant to get its grubby <br> | from an Al-COM resource if I did not expect the Tyrant to get its grubby <br> | ||
Russian paws on my data. | Russian paws on my data. | ||
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==ENTRY 8== | ==ENTRY 8== | ||
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Eureka. | Eureka. | ||
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==ENTRY 9== | ==ENTRY 9== | ||
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The infrastructure is in place. We are now in limited exobody production. | The infrastructure is in place. We are now in limited exobody production. | ||
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==NOTE—D.E.R.== | ==NOTE—D.E.R.== | ||
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Infuriating. With twelve Alkahest-seeded exos now online, I find myself <br> | Infuriating. With twelve Alkahest-seeded exos now online, I find myself <br> | ||
beached on the shoals of another serious problem. Not a transitional <br> | beached on the shoals of another serious problem. Not a transitional <br> | ||
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==NOTE—FORGE STAR== | ==NOTE—FORGE STAR== | ||
In an effort to keep them engaged with their new bodies and stave off the <br> | In an effort to keep them engaged with their new bodies and stave off the <br> | ||
dissociative rejection that killed Mr. Zhuk, I have assigned my exos to scout <br> | dissociative rejection that killed Mr. Zhuk, I have assigned my exos to scout <br> | ||
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==ENTRY 10== | ==ENTRY 10== | ||
All 12 members of the first exo cohort are dead. | All 12 members of the first exo cohort are dead. | ||
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==ENTRY 11== | ==ENTRY 11== | ||
Elisabeth believes we are infested. | Elisabeth believes we are infested. | ||
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==NOTE—Exo Interferometrics== | ==NOTE—Exo Interferometrics== | ||
While working on this persistent “tower” glitch in the exos’ sleep-cycle <br> | While working on this persistent “tower” glitch in the exos’ sleep-cycle <br> | ||
dreams, I have been poring over neural telemetry from site employees <br> | dreams, I have been poring over neural telemetry from site employees <br> | ||
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==NOTE—Elisabeth’s Upload== | ==NOTE—Elisabeth’s Upload== | ||
She’s done it. My girl has transubstantiated. My legacy is safe. | She’s done it. My girl has transubstantiated. My legacy is safe. | ||
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==ENTRY 12== | ==ENTRY 12== | ||
<tt> | <tt> | ||
:'''CORPOREAL STATUS:''' | :'''CORPOREAL STATUS:''' | ||
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==NOTE—Third Vision== | ==NOTE—Third Vision== | ||
Something else happened while I was in surgery. It returns to me only now that <br> | Something else happened while I was in surgery. It returns to me only now that <br> | ||
the anti-traumatics have eased the terror of Sundaresh’s presence. | the anti-traumatics have eased the terror of Sundaresh’s presence. | ||
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==ENTRY 13== | ==ENTRY 13== | ||
The less time spent reflecting on the aftermath of my dissection, the<ref group="Note"><small>[https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/blarg/message_3_542403_en.wav Exo Stranger Voice Message 3]</small></ref> better. | The less time spent reflecting on the aftermath of my dissection, the<ref group="Note"><small>[https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/blarg/message_3_542403_en.wav Exo Stranger Voice Message 3]</small></ref> better. | ||
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==ENTRY 14== | ==ENTRY 14== | ||
Cataclysm—everything was going so well— | Cataclysm—everything was going so well— | ||
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==NOTE—Elisabeth’s Plea== | ==NOTE—Elisabeth’s Plea== | ||
Grandfather, | Grandfather, | ||
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==//TACTICAL LOG — HUMAN READABLE== | ==//TACTICAL LOG — HUMAN READABLE== | ||
<tt> | <tt> | ||
:'''//OV-85851 Hannu II'''<br> | :'''//OV-85851 Hannu II'''<br> | ||
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==ENTRY 15== | ==ENTRY 15== | ||
Everything is fine. Elisabeth is not dead. The person I struck down out <br> | Everything is fine. Elisabeth is not dead. The person I struck down out <br> | ||
there was an error. An anomalous offshoot, deranged by outside influence <br> | there was an error. An anomalous offshoot, deranged by outside influence <br> | ||
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==ENTRY 16== | ==ENTRY 16== | ||
She is saved. By the grace of my good work, Elisabeth is saved. Even now, <br> | She is saved. By the grace of my good work, Elisabeth is saved. Even now, <br> | ||
she leads the preparations to defend against the Vex incursion. | she leads the preparations to defend against the Vex incursion. | ||