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<32.55.82.967> <Transfer Message Delayed> <Transfer Message Delayed> <Transfer Message Terminated> “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 <32.55.82.967>

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<Warning: Transmission may not be complete> 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 <Data Transmission Unsuccessful> <Rerouting> @@∆2-Fren. ie transfer. Partial cOmputEr^&∆ø relay. Tycho. &**Security error. Ty93.2 !dead. <Leela Data Transfer Unsuccessful> <Leela Program Pragma Ten> Communication interruption cause: unknown <Pre-Recorded Error Message Follows> 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… <End Pre-Recorded Message> <Teleporter Automatic Sequence start> ***JUMP PAD ACTIVATION INITIATION START*** ***TRANSPORT WHEN READY***

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