To: The Core ► APM ;Subject: "Research, Progress & Computing" ;From: '\S/' Starfliers

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SENDER INFORMATION
BANDWIDTH ENCRYPTION TYPE: CORE-5DSUJMRQ==
BANDWIDTH PACKET LOSS: 33.039992 MiB
SENDER ID: MARTIN PARCELLA
PACKET TITLE: Request

- Broadcasting message - I... see. Your request must've gotten misconstrued up with R&D's desk. Which is why I got in touch with Salvage instead - it seems we already have a few of those shards. In... different states of repair and disrepair, mind you. As of right now, we have exactly three, all in pristine condition, thanks to our salvaging efforts down in the drydocks and in open space. Though, of course, we can run a second salvage operation, and find you more. Fifty whole constructs could net you a great deal of information, and likewise, a great deal of computational and power requirements. Naturally, we will not be responsible for any damage to your hardware or software in the event of a rogue AI disruption event. We are harvesting these components in their rawest forms, and we will not be altering them in any capacity, save for the initial scanning process we perform upon salvage recovery. I can start you off with an initial offer of each Artificial Intelligence Fragment going for 50,000, going by the MSRP. We can find you all fifty of them, if you need that many. I'm up for counter offers, let me know what you think.

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