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From: Planet Pittsburgh

Message reads:
Greetings IMG my name is Jacob Hanson and I am an ex-DSE employee who was recently laid off with a number of workers due to rising costs in the business. I currently have no family connection and I am single with only a single Starflier in my control. I use to be a miner for the DSE usually heading out into the debris fields around Pittsburgh but sometimes heading into Colorado to mine for silver and trade supplies. With little money and needing assistance I turn to you for employment. I hope to here from you shortly.

A few Details:
Name: Jacob Hanson
Age: 27
Occupation: Ex-Miner
Current ship: Starflier.

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TO: Director Claude Foster: Independent Miners Guild Economic Division
FROM: Erik Wyvern Jr.
SUBJECT: Miner looking to join IMG

Hello.

As the message stats, I am Erik Wyvern and I am looking to join the Independent Miners Guild. Allow me to give you a little about myself and reasons I am looking to become a member of IMG.

I was born on the GMG station Naha in the Sigma 13 system. My father; Erik Wyvern Senior was Rheinland citizen who, like his father went to work for GMG as a miner. They primarily worked on collectors but were also cross trained in refinery work. However both times war broke out; my grandfather and my father answered the Fatherlands call, joining the Rheinland military.

I respected my father; he took me under his wing and taught me the mining trade. The problem is I do not see myself as a Rheinlander, I was born on a GMG space station in the Border Worlds. I never even set foot on a Rheinland world. So my Father packed up to leave for the most recent war I told him that I would have no part in it. I packed up the few belongings I owned and purchased a ticket on the first transport away from GMG and Rheinland space. I have landed on the planet Pittsburg and am having trouble finding employment.

I am not one to take handouts and that is why I am turning to IMG. I have seven years of experience in the mining profession and to be honest mining is in my blood. I however lack the funds to purchase my own mining vessel and would gladly work one of your; possible operator to own program.

All I want to do is find a place to lay down roots and make a living away from the Houses. If I am lucky maybe meet a nice girl and start a family. I was told you stand up for the little guy and want to work claims which others have over looked. Your goals match up in this aspect and I think will come out ahead in a partnership.

Thank you for taking the time to review my submission.
Erik Wyvern

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RE: Application

Name:Jerrasis Kentari
Homeworld:Houston, Texas
Current Ship: There's Gold in Them Hills(Rino)
I am seeking membership into the IMG. I have spent most of my life under mountains on various planets across Liberty, mining resources for slave like rates. I finally saved up enough money to buy my own ship, so I quit my job and headed out to see what the stars(more like the asteroids) could do for me. I've a knack for fixing things and a lust for exploration. Plus I've got years of mining experience, so I feel I can at the very least pull my own weight in the IMG. I know what it's like to be a wage slave and I've heard great things about the way the IMG treats people, all people. I hope to be a part of that in the near future. Oh and the 5 mil. signing bonus isn't a bad draw as well.....
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From: Tam Dunbar, Aboard the mining vessel Albiorix
To: Director Claude Foster.

Greetngs,
I would like to offer my services to the guild. A native of Leeds, I have for some years been operating the mining vessel Albiorix as an independent extractor. I can now see the benefit of becoming part of the IMG as we seem to share the same principles.

As I already have the Albiorix all fitted out, I would not require any funding for a vessel. I would, however, be keen to recieve extra training and information on efficient extraction from the most profitable fields.

All the best,
Tam Dunbar.

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From: Steven Cummings
To: IMG Human resources

Greetngs,

I am glad you are taking your time to read my application, I am a man from the planet Cambridge, I have much experiance with fighters and Gunboats controls expecially with my IMG Spatial that is heavy equiped, The IMG Gunboat is from my long lost father, and I also have a Mining Ship, Equiped with Mining Lasers and is stationed in the Gold Fields in Dublin not far of our Battleship ::HOOD::. My IMG Gunboat is part of the IMG Guard and is ready to defend against the most tricky and Violent foe. I also have a IMG Bomber soon to be loaded out with the best of everything, Its not in service or ready to fly yet but in a few Wekks it will be ready. My Mining ship isn't enough to be worth long journets because of its 2700 cargo so i am saving for a IMG Transport with 5000 Units i belive. I have now got the AVD.Viper (name is unknown) Its kitted out with amazing wepons and hardware, Its awaiting orders at Java station in Tau-23 along with my GunBoat, Bomber, MiningShip and my Spatial is at Tau-31.

As you can see and I am very wealthy and have got many types of vessels I understand t5hat only a few of these can begin but i hopfully will be ranked up quickly to gain the others into the Guild. It was only last week when a old friend joined the BMM and he tryed to make me do as well, i refused and now he as tryed to send letters to make me still join. I have seen the BMM for what they really are, they arn't Miners only Men with wips forcing others to work.


I Would really like to know the best mining areas and where to sell the product for, The 5million creits would be nice as well, My ship name is Independant.Miner..

I hope you will think carefully about my offer,

Many Thanks,
Steven Cummings

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From: Elrohir Sirfalas
To: IMG Human Resources Director

Sir,

I have extensive experience in shipping vessels, but due to the current economic crisis I have been made redundant from my post as a 'self employed' shipping contractor at Stokes Mining Station.

Although my background is in shipping rather than mining, my time before getting command of a trading vessel was spent as a Weapons & Sensors officer onboard a Heavy Tanker. I feel that this experience would allow me to be of value to the IMG given that judicious use of sensors (for detecting either minable deposits or hostiles) and precise mining laser targeting are a big part of successful mining operations.

Regrettably, economic circumstances mean that I may not be able to fund a full-size Mining Ship, however I could possibly make a contribution in the lower millions of credits towards whatever role the IMG assigns me.

Sincerely,

Elrohir Sirfalas

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' Wrote:*static* Hello? *Static* Are you reading this? *Static, then image clears*

A bald headed middle age man stands before the camera, covered in grease and dirt...

"Ah there you go, this ship is barely running.. anyways I'll get straight to the point, the name is John Avery and I would like to join you fine folks.

I've worked 15 years busting my knuckles on various IMG transports and know my way around an engine room.. Hell... I got this bucket of bolts running.... Yeah I bought this old Mining ship from a dealer on California Minor.. bit rough shape but I'll get the old girl purring in no time. I admit I don't have much skills in fighting, but then again if I'm mining, I'll have some other fighter jocks out there watching my back... ah that and my own turrets if I could ever get them working...

I personally feel with all this conflict going on, mining is the way to go, metals and raw material prices will be skyrocketing soon.. or so I think... I'm not an economist....

Anyways, hopefully I answered any questions you might have, if not give me a shout on this channel.. if I don't answer.. try again.. its like the comm is down... "

*static, image starts to fade*

"Ah dammit..."

*a shower of sparks comes from a nearby panel and the signal is lost

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Message from: Thomas Purdom
Re:Application

Dear Sirs,

I am a Bretonian trader that was born on planet Cambridge. I joined up with Bretonia Mining and Metals early on, and it was pretty profitable. It was going well; Good ship, good pay, safe job, the family was happy. Then I noticed some frightening things. Whispers of war between Kusari and Bretonia. More pirate attacks on trade convoys. I also noticed that BMM was treating its employees quite poorly. They docked my pay, and started taking taxes from my trade profits based on how much time I spent flying. They got rid of my benefits, and by that time I was fed up. I still worked there, it was the only job I had to keep income rolling in. Then Kusari and Bretonia went into open war. BMM convoys were being destroyed left and right. I got out of there as fast as I could. I was looking for more job opportunities, and I found you chaps. I wish to apply for a mining position in your guild, and I think that I will be just your man. I know my metals from my days with BMM, and I know where some profits can lie, some of them quite dangerous, but high profits. I hope that my application will be accepted.

Humbly,

Thomas Purdom