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------------------------------------------------------- | | | Receiving Transmission From: | | *** USS Pathfinder *** | | | ------------------------------------------------------- --> Commencing Transmission --> Parsing Message...Done! --> Displaying Message: ID# QEC 1865AG1865GD51 Greeting from the Gamma 1 Octantis star system. This is Captain Norton of the USS Pathfinder. I have an update on the progress we are making on colonizing planet 5 of this star system, which our crew has named "Alluvium." After a successful landing in a vast prairie alongside a river two Earth weeks ago, we disembarked our vessel. I assigned several of our scientists with the task of analyzing the quality of Alluvium's air and water, and I am pleased to report that the air and water here are suitable for the habitation of humans. Earth's International Interstellar Colonization Organization made a fine choice when they selected this planet for our colonization mission. I will now briefly give a general description the flora that we have discovered so far on Alluvium: The valley that we landed the Pathfinder in is largely filled with a fern-like species of plant, along with many small flowers that have a similar appearance to violets that are found on Earth, but contain a deep reddish hue. Most of the trees that grow in this region of the planet are absolutely massive in size! They somewhat resemble the redwoods that are found on Earth in California's Yosemite National Park, however, these trees appear to be considerably taller with a smoother, dark, mahogany-colored bark. Our crew is currently undertaking several projects in the valley in which the USS Pathfinder is stationed. Our main priority for the time being is to establish a lumber mill, which will obviously aid in the building of future structures for which the plans are currently being developed. The next buildings scheduled to be erected are private homes for all of our crew members and a hospital. I should also mention that one other priority near the top of my list is to identify what plant life here is suitable for human consumption. Our food rations are wearing thin after our long journey from Earth so we must establish some farms in the near future. I do have some unsettling news to report. Our radar operators working onboard the Pathfinder have reported for the past three nights in a row that they have detected what they believe to be two vessels orbiting Alluvium at an altitude of approximately 21,000 miles. Needless to say, if these were in fact ships, we hope that they weren't more rogue spacecraft like the one that we encountered when we entered this star system. It is time for me to return to work now. I will transmit another update sometime in the coming weeks. --> End of Message --> Ending Transmission