TO: RPA Minister Burns| From: Albert Schulze

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From: Matthew J. Burns
To: Guildmaster Albert Schulze
Subject: Means of Supply

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Mr. Shulze.

On your recommendation, I have contacted the Starfliers and hired one of their number for help with charting the unstable jump hole. Their report is already in my possession, and my people are wrapping up the final surveys. All that's left is to test the data by outfitting an expedition through the corridor. If we are fortunate, our freighters should have an easier time traversing it, at least temporarily. We must press our advantage before the charted route becomes obsolete.

With your permission, I will give the necessary orders. I assume Madeira has not had any significant changes to its orbital path since we last had contact?

Godspeed,
Matthew Jamie Burns

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