Freeport 9 Public Announcement

[Zukertort]

Acting as family councellor for the Zoner Lagavulin-family I hereby convey the following message from mr. Leo Lagavulin:

"The Lagavulin-family has off course the deepest sympathy for our fellow community members on Freeport 9. But there are much greater issues at stake here - and declaring an important freeport for a non-freeport is simply going down the wrong path.

Indeed continuing this unfortunate conflict with powers, that we Zoners used to cooperate with in a peacefull way, is not at all in the interest of the Zoner community. What do you expect from the Corsair community - or the Bounty Hunter guild? That they will yield - and seek to end the conflict because of this? Get real - and seek to restore peace!

We are Zoners for a good reason - never forget that - and we should not even think of acting as if we were an highly organized nation or house.

The Freeport 9 should be defended - fine - but it must at the same time be preserved as a freeport. It is not only in our interest - it is also a matter of principle.

We, The Lagavulin-family, has always - as long as anyone of us can remember - lived the Zoner way - without being the entangled into the affairs and conflicts of the great nations and houses.

We, The Lagavulin-family, has not been - and will never be - a part of this unfortunate conflict, that we feel has been imposed on the Zoner community by community members, that has forgotten the Zoner ways.

We seek not to impose our will on others - and will only act in selfdefence in a constrained manner. We will meet all, that come by our path with respect and good will.

So we urge all parties to put an end to this unfortunate and meaningless conflict - and restore peace.

We are Zoners.

Signed: Leo Lagavulin"

This concludes the message from mr. Lagavulin.

On a personal note I would like to add this: I have only meet mr. Lagavulin twice in my office in the years, that I have served as councellor for him and his lovely family.

I have never the less no doubt, that he indeed lives by the principles, that he describes as The Zoner Way - and I can assure everyone of his seriousness in this matter.

Sincerely yours

Zukertort
Attorney at Law, Planet Erie