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Marina Lostetter J.. Noumenon
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Dedication
CHAPTER ONE. REGGIE: A KING OF INFINITE SPACE
APRIL 14, T MINUS 37 YEARS TO LAUNCH DAY (LD) 2088 COMMON ERA (CE)
FEBRUARY 5,-28 LD. 2097 CE
MAY 29,-26 LD. 2099 CE
AUGUST 6,-1 LD. 2124 CE
SEPTEMBER 26, LAUNCH DAY. 2125 CE
CHAPTER TWO. MARGARITA: INSIDE TARO’S BOX
SEPTEMBER 26, T MINUS 0 DAYS TO LD. 2125 CE
CHAPTER THREE. JAMAL: BALANCE
TWENTY-SIX YEARS LATER. JANUARY 3, 30 YEARS POST LAUNCH DAY (PLD) 2415 CE
Here are interned the ashes of Dr. Leonard McCloud May the convoy carry him, in death, to the stars he only dreamed of in life 2029–2106
CHAPTER FOUR. I.C.C.: LOOK NOW HOW THE MORTALS BLAME
EIGHTEEN YEARS LATER. OCTOBER 19, 48 PLD. 2589 CE
CHAPTER FIVE. REGINALD: A TELL-TALE PULSE
TWENTY YEARS LATER. MAY 22, 98 PLD. 3075 CE
CHAPTER SIX. I.C.C.: BECAUSE IT IS BREAKING
TWENTY-TWO YEARS LATER. FEBRUARY 9, 121 PLD. 3088 CE
CHAPTER SEVEN. I.C.C.: MISCLONED
EIGHT MONTHS LATER. OCTOBER 3, 121 PLD. 3088 CE
THIRTY-NINE YEARS LATER. APRIL 1, 161 PLD. 3138 CE
CHAPTER EIGHT. NIKA: BEHIND THE CURTAIN
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT YEARS LATER. MAY 28, 271 PLD. 4101 CE
CHAPTER NINE. ESPER: RETURN THROUGH THE WARDROBE
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS LATER. JANUARY 27, 4136 CE
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 7, 24 RELAUNCH. 4380 CE
EPILOGUE. I.C.C.: OLD SALTS AND NEW SONGS
AUGUST 27, 44 RELAUNCH. 4574 CE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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For everyone working toward a better tomorrow and a more hopeful today. Thank you.
And for Alex: my love, my laughter,
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“It’s more than that, though. Because while the crew members will be divided by department, we don’t want them to become competitive. That’s why it’s essential there be a home base—a place everyone thinks of as the place they collectively belong. A unifying location, if you will. That means a ship whose sole purpose is housing. Then each research division gets its own ship. And finally, there’s got to be a ship fully dedicated to resources—food and water processing. Specialization will ensure each ship be tailored for optimum efficiency. No worries about making it suitable for multipurpose.”
“Okay,” interrupted Dhiri, “but what does that have to do with a crew of one hundred thousand? Wouldn’t it work just as well with ten thousand? Or two hundred?”
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