Traders message dump

[Nightfall]

Message TO: Hoodlum
Comm ID: Escobar

Greek mate? At home we call it chinese.. or "spanish villages".. not the faintest idea why..
A word of advice in the matter of comm equipment to bluff your way in if you're talking to a pro:

• 1. Always use ACRONYMS of usually 3 letters (ie. RAM, HDD, FDD, CDB or so)
  
• 2. If in need of longer words, afrikan.. "Ubuntu", for example, "Bantu" comes to mind too, or use other weird words like Tualatin, Coppermine and such.. you can always use names of american cities like Chicago, Memphis... Buffallo..
  
• 3. If the pro asks what is it you're talking about, you can always answer that it's a hush hush project by Microsoft or a similar company...
  

ESPIONAGE ENDS

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor