To: Anastasia Reut, The Bundschuh, The Platform

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from: Anastasia Reut, The Platform
to: Katsuhiro Shinsei, Shinsei Clan Leader
subject: RE: Bridging the Divide – A Foundation for Trust in Sigma-15

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"Katsuhiro Shinsei, this is good news."

"Your assurances that our people are not in danger of being trapped in the icy expanses of Miura, coupled with your willingness to allow our transports free passage, have enabled me to persuade the vast majority of us to accept this agreement."

"It is my pleasure to formalize this pact on behalf of the Platform. I hope this is only the beginning of our cooperation."

"We are ready to share some of our findings with you. Our people, fighting against imperialist expansion, recently detected the presence of unidentified stations shallow in the Nordsee cloud. I am providing an excerpt from the report:"

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This station may be associated with the increased vessels heading towards the Nordsee that was identified by paramilitary reconnaissance, including reports of our smuggling ships bound towards the Omicrons and Kusari being fired upon when entering the cloud too. Intelligence considers this to be corporate expansion with plausible deniability, but no IFF's or transponders have been identified as of yet.

"Judging by their design, these stations likely encroach on resources located in Nordsee. Based on their location and hostility to our forces, some of us suspect they belong to one of the Rheinland corporations, most likely Kruger."

"We'll be in touch."

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