To: Rheinland Ministry of Culture // From Orbital Spa & Cruise

[Orbital Spa and Cruise.]

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To the attention of the Rheinland Ministry of Culture and Historical Preservation, New Berlin

Subject: Discovery of the E.V. Morgenstern, Former Rheinland Government Exploration Vessel (710 A.S.)

Esteemed Officials,

We write to inform you of the recovery and positive identification of a vessel long believed lost: the E.V. Morgenstern.

Archival evidence and encrypted logs recovered aboard the ship establish that the Morgenstern was one of the two modified Pilgrim Liners commissioned by the Rheinland government as part of Geological Reconnaissance Convoy 710-A, launched from New Berlin on January 1st, 710 A.S. Its mission, alongside the rest of the convoy, was to survey resource-bearing systems beyond known space in the aftermath of the 80-Years War.

The Morgenstern and her crew did not return from that mission. Until now, her fate has remained uncertain. The material we have recovered paints a picture of a long and arduous journey, marked by both endurance and tragedy. What emerges is not a mere technical report but the record of men and women who, at the edge of Rheinland’s reach, upheld their duty until the very end.

It must also be noted that Orbital Spa & Cruise came into possession of the ship almost a century ago, through what appeared to be the purchase of an unregistered Pilgrim hull. At the time, the vessel’s true origin was not known; only with the recent recovery of her encrypted logs has her nature as a former government exploration vessel become clear. As a result, the ship is presently listed in Orbital’s registers,

Recognizing both the cultural significance of this discovery and the ship’s potential for preservation, Orbital Spa & Cruise is prepared to cooperate closely with the Ministry in evaluating the most appropriate future for the vessel. Restoration is among the possibilities we consider, ensuring that the Morgenstern may continue to stand — whether as a historical monument, a living testimony, or a carefully revitalized example of Rheinland engineering.

We therefore respectfully invite the Ministry to dispatch a delegation of experts and historians to examine the ship directly. Full access to the vessel, as well as to the recovered mission logs, will be granted for proper study. These records are too extensive and too significant to be summarized here, but we are confident that their value will be clear to your representatives.

The Morgenstern has, against all probability, returned to Rheinland. We believe her legacy — and the sacrifice of her crew — deserve to be formally acknowledged.

Respectfully,

Herr Hermann Schmidt
Captain (provisional custodian of the E.V. Morgenstern)

On behalf of the crew:
Herr Albert Neer, First Officer
Herr Hans Belck, Chief Engineer

Orbital Spa & Cruise Management and PR Department, Rheinland Offices
Planet Baden Baden, Stuttgart system

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