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Entry ID#: AS821_E14
Crew member: Cap. Tano Cariddi
Subject: Tension in Hamburg

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Sometimes I feel like, that mankind should disappear from Sirius. Maybe AIs and nomads are better then us. At least they haven't hardhead cops.
Today happened an encounter with the rheinpolice, in Hamburg system, which showed me again, why I MUST avoid every contact with house representatives.

But first thing first, the operations of today:
- 1. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #GALEOTTI DA PASSATEMPO#>>
- 2. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #D'ORO PIGLIATO#>>


This point I must stop and add some detail. We were passing through HAMBURG system, using lanes, when I was stopped for control by officer (<<transponder code censored>>). We did as he asked, stopped, and let our cargo scanned, as nothing we had to worry about, our cargo wasn't contraband.
The officer found our cargo, and asked for it's destination. Here began the problem, even if I had wanted to tell her, I wasn't able to do so, The Libeccio core computer locked us out. Unbelievable, but true.
Those hardheads kept holding me, and asking the same stupid question, and I kept to answer that I wasn't able to tell them, as we had a core locked down. Some others came, and, as our communication was still able, I used to call other congressmen, to help clear the situation friendly, before hell comes on us. We were really worried, those officer not only overdid they job, but they were harassing me very seriously. Why? I don't really know. Some officers on the spot told, that we hadn't contraband, so we should have been let to go, others, not, and charged me, that I wasn't assisting them and their right to know second the law, our destination (which is probably right, and I could tell a lie and go, but I had more serious things to worry about, like our core computer) Seemingly they don't even heard what I was talking about. The core computer of the ship locked out us, no engine, no data to send, nothing, only communication, like a stubborn child. Flavia was so upset, that she even said those antic, and I must add, very offending words in Italian. Our luck, they weren't able to understand her, at last I had to cut his channel, not even Rusty was able to hold her back, she was furious, and I can't even tell either it was because the core or 'cause the officer.

After a while the situation became very tense, and at last, Flavia and I, together we managed to hack in the core, and make some believable data string on our destination (which, of course wasn't the real one), and to send her them. Our core made it so right, that almost I was believing in it, except I know where we had been heading.

They escorted me in Frankfurt after the things settled down, and I was to take the jump hole, to sigma, when they stopped me again, even firing on us. They stated, that it's their law, and they have right to tell me, that I must get the gate. Yes, at that point I lost my cold blood too. How they dare to make such a thing? I'm not criminal, I wasn't holding contraband, and they tell me how to fly and where?
It's a joke not a government or a democracy.

I won't complain officially, because it's useless. Rheinland showed me how ungrateful is. From that point, I won't supply for a while their Dortmund smelter with valuable scrap metal (which I did till this point a lot of time with good heart), I will help Liberty, or Bretonia, or the Corsairs instead. I hope they will lose their house and learn some humbleness some day. They think, they don't need us, but the congress can count a lot in a war-machine like theirs.

After the incident we followed our plan, and complied some other operations:
- 3. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #VELENO CARO#>>
- 3. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #D'ORO PIGLIATO#>>
(this time without encounter)
- 4. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #ORANGE JUICE#>>
(was risky, but this time we were very aware to avoid everyone)
- 5. operation:
TYPE: <<Encryption code #GUIZZO DELLA TERRA#>>
(was risky, but this time we were very aware to avoid everyone)

That was the end of the line. Profit was acceptable, even if we lost a lot of time in Hamburg. Still, the lesson was valuable.

I hope we can let Flavia settle down slowly too, she is a hot tempered, and won't forget easily, which is a risk for us, but we love her that way.

About the main computer core of our beloved ship, when we was in the bar, out of Libeccio, she told me about something, which makes me worry, but I won't write it in the diary, till there aren't evidences, better be careful.



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