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       Orestes is an outpost located on the planet PFG 70c in the HD219134
       planetary system.  
       
       It is serviced by the Arsinoe ship which orbits the system,
       maintaining two additional outposts. 
       
       According to the inhabitants of the outpost, the ship has not been
       heard from for two earth-years now.
       
       The planet is desolate with a prolonged day/night cycle. Its
       terrain is mountainous and rocky. Its only distinguishing feature,
       and the reason for the existence of the Orestes outpost, are a
       series of crystalline structures which populate a small portion of
       its surface.
       
       The base is manned by three members who will remain anonymous. 
       
       Systems maintenance and communications tasks are performed by the
       Werner H. Young Terminal Emulator A.I.
       
       NOTICE!! - For anyone coming across this old story and wondering
       how it ends:
       
       I've lost interest in this story. I wasn't too happy with its
       direction so I stopped posting the entries on Cosmic Voyage. I've
       uploaded the remainder of the story at the following locations:
       
       https://spool-five.com/fiction/orestes/
       
       At the outset, I tried to imagine a story reminiscent of Tarkovsky
       movies (Solaris and Stalker). There was going to be some kind of
       communication between the planet and its inhabitants via
       hallucinations. I didn't really pull it off though, I lost sight of
       that goal. The rest of the entries are mostly in draft form, so if
       you do want to see a rough sketch of the ending, go to one of the
       locations listed above.
       
       
       orestes - Ship Log
 (TXT) 468 >> orestes - Still no signs of life
 (TXT) 479 >> orestes - The last of the apples
 (TXT) 485 >> orestes - Psychic Transmissions
 (TXT) 492 >> orestes - Happy to be among them
 (TXT) 497 >> orestes - I don't want to lose her now
 (TXT) 507 >> orestes - Guest
 (TXT) 521 >> orestes - Friend...
 (TXT) 532 >> orestes - Lost time
 (TXT) 540 >> orestes - Room
 (TXT) 547 >> orestes - Gate openings
 (TXT) 554 >> orestes - Gone girl
 (TXT) 575 >> orestes - Moving on
 (TXT) 576 >> orestes - Return
 (TXT) 577 >> orestes - Olive
       
       
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