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easily? We noticed a breeze and moved a shelf. We cannot be the first to discover this chamber. This ship might be part of the reason for the secrecy concerning the contents of this place.”
“What do you think we should do?”
“Well, I would like to take the rest of the day to examine this ship and this bay more closely. Perhaps, you can begin taking a look at the earliest historical records. If you see anything interesting, bring it to me and I will inspect it too.”
Taerg went outside to look at the records. In ten minutes he was back standing in front of Victor with a book in his hand.
Victor said, “I did not see any books like that on the shelves. Where did you get it?”
“The documents were covering it and four others just like it.” Handing the book to Victor, he continued, “This first log book has nearly all of the answers to all of our questions.”
“What? How could that be? You were not even gone long enough to read all of this book.”
“I did not need to. I read the first three pages and skimmed the rest. Believe me Victor you need to read this book now. Let’s read it together, before you examine the ship and this chamber.”
“Okay, by the serious look I see on your face, I agree.” As soon as Victor read one entry he knew that Taerg was right. This was the entry Victor read:
Daily log entry number one:
Date: 6.2 - 5 - 9722
We are left here, with only one disabled ship. The Kastat rebels have taken the remaining ships after destroying all of our military bases. With the exception of this small one. My disabled ship was here being repaired. There is no one left with the knowledge or skills to service it. We are now unable travel to our moon to live there.
This great conflict has inflicted a great wound on our world that I am afraid may never heal. The death toll is staggering. We were 17 billion people and now we have been reduced to a few thousand survivors in scattered camps here and there. It is hard for me to accept the reality of the atrocities we have committed against ourselves, our families, our children. The cities have all been destroyed. The remaining people are a simple folk from the country. The majority of them are farmers and fishermen.
The Kastat have taken nearly everything of worth. We are hopelessly left in an age of darkness, in the rubble of a once thriving world. In the following months, I will journey to the various camps and rally them together to come to this place. Those who are not able to come will be sent messengers with instructions for their survival. This area is relatively untouched by the global destruction we have experienced. We need to establish order. Otherwise, this planet will become a savage world. I will choose some responsible older men and women to form a temporary committee, so the people will have some direction. This will suffice until we organize a better system, a well thought out governing body that will constantly promote peace. One that will not repeat the same tragic mistakes. Another catastrophic conflict could again leave us in ruins or even destroy us all together.
It is thought that the Kastat have ventured into deep space. After we sent scout ships to a distant planet they returned claiming that it supports life.
I think that the rebels did not intend to cause such destruction. The battle escalated beyond their control and we ourselves have also caused much of the destruction in our retaliation. Perhaps they have assumed that we have some more remaining undamaged ships. Would they intentionally abandon us here in the dying polluted remains of this world? I find that hard to believe. They are overly aggressive and dissatisfied with our decision to slowly venture out into space. They want to quickly establish colonies in the neighboring star systems. So they have ventured off on their own to achieve their goals in their own way. They cannot know the scope of the destruction on the planet that they desert.
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“What do you think we should do?”
“Well, I would like to take the rest of the day to examine this ship and this bay more closely. Perhaps, you can begin taking a look at the earliest historical records. If you see anything interesting, bring it to me and I will inspect it too.”
Taerg went outside to look at the records. In ten minutes he was back standing in front of Victor with a book in his hand.
Victor said, “I did not see any books like that on the shelves. Where did you get it?”
“The documents were covering it and four others just like it.” Handing the book to Victor, he continued, “This first log book has nearly all of the answers to all of our questions.”
“What? How could that be? You were not even gone long enough to read all of this book.”
“I did not need to. I read the first three pages and skimmed the rest. Believe me Victor you need to read this book now. Let’s read it together, before you examine the ship and this chamber.”
“Okay, by the serious look I see on your face, I agree.” As soon as Victor read one entry he knew that Taerg was right. This was the entry Victor read:
Daily log entry number one:
Date: 6.2 - 5 - 9722
We are left here, with only one disabled ship. The Kastat rebels have taken the remaining ships after destroying all of our military bases. With the exception of this small one. My disabled ship was here being repaired. There is no one left with the knowledge or skills to service it. We are now unable travel to our moon to live there.
This great conflict has inflicted a great wound on our world that I am afraid may never heal. The death toll is staggering. We were 17 billion people and now we have been reduced to a few thousand survivors in scattered camps here and there. It is hard for me to accept the reality of the atrocities we have committed against ourselves, our families, our children. The cities have all been destroyed. The remaining people are a simple folk from the country. The majority of them are farmers and fishermen.
The Kastat have taken nearly everything of worth. We are hopelessly left in an age of darkness, in the rubble of a once thriving world. In the following months, I will journey to the various camps and rally them together to come to this place. Those who are not able to come will be sent messengers with instructions for their survival. This area is relatively untouched by the global destruction we have experienced. We need to establish order. Otherwise, this planet will become a savage world. I will choose some responsible older men and women to form a temporary committee, so the people will have some direction. This will suffice until we organize a better system, a well thought out governing body that will constantly promote peace. One that will not repeat the same tragic mistakes. Another catastrophic conflict could again leave us in ruins or even destroy us all together.
It is thought that the Kastat have ventured into deep space. After we sent scout ships to a distant planet they returned claiming that it supports life.
I think that the rebels did not intend to cause such destruction. The battle escalated beyond their control and we ourselves have also caused much of the destruction in our retaliation. Perhaps they have assumed that we have some more remaining undamaged ships. Would they intentionally abandon us here in the dying polluted remains of this world? I find that hard to believe. They are overly aggressive and dissatisfied with our decision to slowly venture out into space. They want to quickly establish colonies in the neighboring star systems. So they have ventured off on their own to achieve their goals in their own way. They cannot know the scope of the destruction on the planet that they desert.
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