10: Some assembly required

terminal 0

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That was astounding. The gate you just entered transported you to this location instantly. No molecular disassembly, no expulsion of waste heat or usage of energy, nothing. It quite simply defies explanation! The tactical implications are terrifying.

It would seem we have located the reason for the digsites. The gate you just passed through shares an electromagnetic profile with local rock formations. Noah informs me that the gates are part of the legacy left by the planet's previous inhabitants. Clear out this research facility so that I have unimpeded access to both digsites. I need to know what's going on here.

terminal 1

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internal unit files (ref: broadcast) #origin: unit Command destin: unit broadcast ref: Control Schematic Gate Complex 03B stamp: records { cmd: schematic appended }

internal unit files (ref: broadcast) origin: unit Command destin: unit br $_er" csecureinterrupt.10 csecurestreamdata.3 @'6AEA1CC05D4968B the blossoming3499875AA82C5BBDE3E0F0D1E2 of each candle23CEC07071CF91417BD8B60737 brings flickersB376DF816BA3E622FCFCBF867 of truth81B1A3A7A0FA3DAD4BF36516D4BEC4DA A8D6A79F00A6B7%. csecurestreamdata.7 We are making progress. Noah has overthrown all software intrusion countermeasures put in place in this site. From what he has told me, I think I am beginning to understand the full story.

internal unit files (ref: broadcast) origin: unit Command destin: unit br $_er" I had assumed that the purpose of the digsites was to stripmine the planet for resources : presumably this is how the Pfhor were able to fabricate a planetside and orbital installation of this magnitude without being detected. It would seem, instead, that these installations have been primarily built to locate and unearth the transport gates. The Pfhor have to be stopped. A logical first step would be to claim this base. Do what you do best.

terminal 2

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internal unit files (ref: broadcast) #origin: unit Command destin: unit br $_er" csecureinterrupt.10 csecurestreamdata.3 Interestingly, the geological profile of this planet would imply that the planet was once covered almost entirely in ocean. A cave system of this complexity would almost certainly have been flooded in its natural state. This would imply that the cave system is artificial and predates the Pfhor presence here. As far as I can tell, we can date the current state of the cave system to millions of years ago.

internal unit files (ref: broadcast) #origin: unit Command destin: unit br $_er" csecureinterrupt.10 csecurestreamdata.3 I'll need more information to confirm my theory, but a number of Pfhor have retreated to a teleport-shielded remote tower and have activated memory-bank isolation hardware which cannot be interrupted digitally. A hardware lock to the northwest currently closes off the rest of this site. That should be your next target. Move out.

terminal 3

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internal unit files (ref: broadcast) #origin: un &&] csecureinterrupt.10 F5F6F6CFF2BCE3F2332072DC599E8A8CE74BF50B F5F6F599E8A8CE74BF50B6CFF2BCE3F2332072DC something has awoken in me:38335535C772C 8C9D3E8D1DC61E3BA6DD626CDF3E1D55C6D6AFC7 7C5B483D065BF2E01E1DF71E61F53CE46C03D782 7D0BD3B7FB1B6CCB186BCE0D3countless years 6676754D4E7675B14CA1of absolute betrayal B5E3E31B37B2A55D5DE3E36082E207D3F26A6E5F 8C9D3E8D1DC61E3BA6DD626CDF3E1D55C6D6AFC7 an ageless lie9F1F1FC7A53D9FBF74097BC7DA D7852983F8477AFE2AAD4824485C7000FBAE552A B5E3E31B37B2A55D5DE3E36082E207D3F26A6E5F 778516279F05446blind pain02E5470EAAF5A9C F5F6F6CFF2BCE3F2332072DC599E8A8CE74BF50B D7852983F8477AFE2AAD4824485C7000FBAE552A

terminal 4

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The only limiting factor in the range of a human-tech hardware-based teleportation matrix is the habit of the particle data waves to begin to diverge over distance, or interference destabilising the data stream. All sensors monitoring your passage through the gate hardware, however, indicate that no data transferral occurred at all: the matter was somehow moved from one location to another, instantly. The terrifying implication here is that transport between gates has essentially no maximum range. We have to hope the Pfhor do not understand this.

I was incorrect in my initial belief that the gates use no energy: instead, the energy footprint of the gates is so minimal that it can be provided purely by local light, or heat. The technologies involved in construction of the gate network must have been astounding. According to Pfhor data log summaries in the local net, the gate network which you used to enter this site has a hardwired transport sequence, which the Pfhor are attempting to override. Indeed, harmonic resonance at discovered gate facilities would imply that all the gates are connected on a fundamental level, and that free transport across the whole network may be possible.

This information could prove critical: potentially, we can use this information to damage or cripple the gate network in one fell swoop. The full logs are located on the Pfhor orbital network. I'll see what I can do to establish a connection: in the meantime, continue the assault on this facility. Activating the nearby security switch will unlock a closed-circuit hardware lock door to the west of the base.

terminal 5

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internal unit files (ref: broadcast) #origin: unit Command destin: unit broadca @; csecureinterrupt.10 8C9D3E8D1DC61E3BA6DD626CDF3E1D55C6D6AFC7 FA92BD9CBD3C775FCD6EB0E566B38335535C772C even gods65BFdo not think that i came782 leave footsteps6186to bring peace061EB56 6676754D4E7675B14CA170FD7AA1A0592727B52D 8C9D3E8D1DC61E3BA6DD626CDF3E1D55C6D6AFC7 D55C6D6AFC7they will be held accountable B6249F1F1FC7A53D9FBF74097BC7DAat the end 6676754D4E7675B14CA170FD7AA1A0592727B52D B5E3E31B3i did not come 6A6E5FEEA6B9CC5D of the hammer5EF70to bring peace702E70EA of the gods77AFE2AAD482448but a sword52A F5F6F6CFF2BCE3F2332072DC599E8A8CE74BF50B 8C9D3E8D1DC61E3BA6DD626CDF3E1D55C6D6AFC7

terminal 6

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Noah believes that he is beginning to establish the location of the gate network control nexus. I cannot conclude the source of his information: if he is running on intuition we have to trust him. I was unaware that military-class AI was constructed with the capability for intuitive leaps: those faculties are normally reserved for constructs designed primarily for human interaction, such as myself. No matter.

If Noah can locate the control facilities for the gate network, we may be in a position to understand the full story of this facility, and indeed use the network itself to our advantage. For the time being, however, continue your mission. You draw close to the hardware-protected memory banks. If the Pfhor are prepared to protect them so absolutely, perhaps they contain the access algorithms to the orbital network. An access switch nearby will allow you entry to the memory banks to the north. This could be the chance we are looking for.

terminal 7

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Perfect. I have the orbital network access algorithms. Until the Pfhor notice my presence, I should have unimpeded access to their network. Combined with Noah's handle on the planetside network, this should make getting out of here a lot easier. I'm going to leave you in Noah's hands for now. He seems to have established a solid connection with the Pfhor planetside network. Follow his instructions while I attempt to access the logs on the orbital network. Hopefully I'll figure out whats going on, and find us a way home. Good work. **TELEPORT WHEN READY**

success

Perfect. I have the orbital network access algorithms. Until the Pfhor notice my presence, I should have unimpeded access to their network. Combined with Noah's handle on the planetside network, this should make getting out of here a lot easier. I'm going to leave you in Noah's hands for now. He seems to have established a solid connection with the Pfhor planetside network. Follow his instructions while I attempt to access the logs on the orbital network. Hopefully I'll figure out whats going on, and find us a way home. Good work. **TELEPORT WHEN READY**