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Orestes is an outpost located on the planet PFG 70c in the HD219134 |
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planetary system. |
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It is serviced by the Arsinoe ship which orbits the system, |
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maintaining two additional outposts. |
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According to the inhabitants of the outpost, the ship has not been |
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heard from for two earth-years now. |
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The planet is desolate with a prolonged day/night cycle. Its |
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terrain is mountainous and rocky. Its only distinguishing feature, |
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and the reason for the existence of the Orestes outpost, are a |
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series of crystalline structures which populate a small portion of |
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its surface. |
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The base is manned by three members who will remain anonymous. |
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Systems maintenance and communications tasks are performed by the |
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Werner H. Young Terminal Emulator A.I. |
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NOTICE!! - For anyone coming across this old story and wondering |
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how it ends: |
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I've lost interest in this story. I wasn't too happy with its |
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direction so I stopped posting the entries on Cosmic Voyage. I've |
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uploaded the remainder of the story at the following locations: |
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https://spool-five.com/fiction/orestes/ |
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At the outset, I tried to imagine a story reminiscent of Tarkovsky |
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movies (Solaris and Stalker). There was going to be some kind of |
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communication between the planet and its inhabitants via |
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hallucinations. I didn't really pull it off though, I lost sight of |
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that goal. The rest of the entries are mostly in draft form, so if |
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you do want to see a rough sketch of the ending, go to one of the |
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locations listed above. |
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orestes - Ship Log |
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468 >> orestes - Still no signs of life |
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479 >> orestes - The last of the apples |
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485 >> orestes - Psychic Transmissions |
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492 >> orestes - Happy to be among them |
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497 >> orestes - I don't want to lose her now |
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507 >> orestes - Guest |
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521 >> orestes - Friend... |
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532 >> orestes - Lost time |
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540 >> orestes - Room |
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547 >> orestes - Gate openings |
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554 >> orestes - Gone girl |
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575 >> orestes - Moving on |
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576 >> orestes - Return |
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577 >> orestes - Olive |
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© 2024 orestes |
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All rights reserved. |
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