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[bluntpencil2001]

Also, if pirates have knocked you out of a trade lane... you've already lost.

If you run, you waste a LOT of time that could be spent trading. The only gain you get by not paying is seeing a pirate fail.

If you pay, you actually make more money, since you get to travel faster.

Of course, you can always take routes that don't use trade lanes, like in the Omicrons, as an alternative here.

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