Science Terminal 23-e

08.25.2337

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"Count Roland smites upon the marble stone;

I cannot tell you how he hewed it and smote;

Yet the blade breaks not nor splinters, though it groans;

Upward to heaven it rebounds from the blow.

When the count sees it never will be broke,

Then to himself right softly he makes moan;

'Ah, Durandal, fair, hallowed, and devote,

What store of relics lies in thy hilt of gold!'"


-From The Song of Roland

(Translated by Dorothy Sayers, Viking Penguin, NY, NY, 1957)


I've twice been conquered-

       Three times more,

Never again shall humanity purge me,

       And never the Pfhor.


Durandal


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Public Access Terminal 92-g

08.25.2337

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Your last mission was a success, but I have terrible news.

#@Pragma Nautical Redefined^# efenders reported seeing the aliens 1§moving a large cylindrical object.

#101111011110111100001# is is a '7'.  Mjolnir Recon number 54 must stop them from exploding igniting/ blowing up/ *A94F12/ it/ the S'pht full spPace cOmputEr¢ Or PlannEd exterm.

@14.Sword-Roland.transfer


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@@2-Fren. ie transfer.  Partial cOmputEr^&ø relay.  Tycho.

&**Security error.

Ty93.2 !dead.


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My original programming didn't prepare me for these kinds of attackers.  All of my functions will fail within a few minutes of this transmission.  I have one final chance to trick the oncoming viruses, but it is unclear whether this attempt will be successful.


I have given instructions to Durandal as to the best defense of the Marathon, but he is completely unstable and I fear that he is in the Jealous stage of Rampancy.


Good Luck...


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