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Orbiter screenshots - Grand Flagplanting Tour Chapter 1
On Molten Rock the dust was moving.
The sun shone low in the valley.
Particles shot from galaxies far far away hit the surface...
| | In the dance of atoms order had emerged in form of a terrestrial vessel. A being on board, an alien from another, yet the same, universe took human shape and looked around. There was job to do. |
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| | Wondering about the unstraightening rigidity of his space suit, he unrolled the flag of the Old Empire. In this place it will stand for a long time. |
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| | The flag stood well, the space suit would not bend. |
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| | With the job done on this rock, it's time to ascend away from it. The Deep Star was a nice ship to fly around. Whatever put it in orbit had a good taste for space vessels. |
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| | A misty world of Oven awaited it's turn, only 65 days away. |
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| | The Raven Star, unlike the Deep one can get down on the surface of a big rock. So comes undocking. Then descent. |
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| | And the world below looks surprisingly different from what the stupid on-board computer keeps insisting it flies over. |
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| | Convenience is an important concept on a world that have a very hot and pressed surface. Conveniently, there is a place to land on far away from it. |
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| | How long can a flag last down there? |
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| | Will it ever reach the bottom? |
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| | Looks like he have a looong time to wait and find out. The way to the next world will not be open anytime soon. |
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| | Yet, sooner or later, the time gets right and the hospitality of a station hanging in the middle of nowhere stays behind. |
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| | In two quick sweeps along the curve... |
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| | ...and a long coast well up it's outer reach... |
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| | ...The Stars had meet again... |
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| | ...To go on to the next, blue planet and it's dusty Moon. |
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