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author: Captain Vitols Krancis
dateCreated: 425-10-29
dateRecovered: 524-12-25
length: 128
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I wont pretend to understand the strategy going on. I know most of the fleet is in dire need of repairs, and this junkyard planet has the spare-parts we need to get back to fighting trim. But that's the thing. Why are we worried about fighting a war we lost 3 decades ago? The Admiral always calls us "True Thermians," but my generation never set foot on Therma. The old guard call us "Exiles," buy how can I be an exile from a place I've never seen? We privates call us the simplest thing: "us." Maybe I'd say "The Fleet" if I wanna sound formal, but anything more seems excessive.
I'm not a deserter, I'll follow orders, but I'd rather stay starside than shake down villagers for scrap.