Slantwise Convection
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       A utopian dream, to build a new society based on the tenets
       of collectivism and community.
       
       The crew and colonists of Slantwise Convection set off from
       earth thousands of years ago, and have only recently awoken
       from the depths of cold sleep.
       
       Their story is told by the crew members, in their official
       and personal logs.
       
       Glossary
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       Augment (n.)
           An individual who has been  implanted with a direct
           connection to the Computer Core. These  individuals
           are the only persons ordinarily in contact with the 
           core.
       
       CentCom (n.)
           Central Command. Those persons randomly selected to
           direct the colonial effort.
       
       E.S.S.I. (abb.)
           Exoplanetary Survey Synthetic Intelligence -  the 
           Computer Core, familiarly referred to by the crew
           as Essi.
       
       Waker (n.)
           Crew member whose role is to waken when  the S.C.
           passes through a system, to carry out preliminary
           evaluation in consultation with E.S.S.I., to take
           decision on waking the crew, and to  assign a new
           target system. All Wakers are Augments.
       
       Dramatis Personae
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       Arthen Damastra
           Lead Pilot appointed by CentCom.
       
       Salzen Urtiv
           Assistant Pilot, and a friend of Arthen.
       
       Bartik Ama
           Augment, third Waker, friend of Arthen.
       
       Slantwise Convection - Ship Log
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