To Bristol C&M: Inquiry

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Incoming message from Omicron Kappa...

Encryption level: Epsilon 7 Zesty Argon
To: Bristol C&M
Subject: Bulwark Aquistion

Greetings from lovecraftian feverdream known as O. Kappa!

I am Paul Elonen, an unafiliated Zoner and merchant. I supervise a small rag-tag group of fellow Zoners based here at the Livadia Shipyards. Our forte is shipping material to and from the Omicrons to and from sundry ports - Sigma 15, Sigma 13, Leeds, Coronado, Pennsylvania, O. Mu, O. Delta, and, of course, O. Kappa. The deuterium "must flow" to Livadia.

A few days ago we were buying iridium at Athens Station and by happenstance began chatting with a Mr. Bristol Bamburgh. Our crew had a chance to inquire about the Bulwark vessel: it's properties, availabity, and so forth. Even our engineer was impressed - despite the Bulwark lacking PTE fusion engines. He has a thing for PTE engines - it must be their dependibility and, uh, "cool" contrails.

Should we be allowed to purchase a Bulwark, it would be dedicated to long-range trading routes. The deuterium-iridium route would be one such route.

The Bulwark's firepower would provide our crew with some much needed "life insurance" in Nomad Space. We've had some close calls in Delta and Kappa with our Whale, so security is sometimes a real issue.

Should we pass muster, please inform us of payment conditions - i.e. price, place of aquisition and any other conditions pertaining to usage.

Wishing you Health and Wealth to You and Yours,
Paul Elonen.

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