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Illuminae Amie Kaufman 16320K 2023-09-01

So here’s the file that almost killed me, Director

I won’t bore you with the tally of databases plundered, light-years ju orphans created in its compilation--our fee already reflects Level Of Difficulty But this dirt is out there, if you knohere to look Seeh as you’d like, and your little corporate war isn’t quite as secret as you’d hoped

You’ll find all intel we could unearth concerning the Kerenza disaster coinal documentation are included Fun Times coo today), and proceed chronologically through events on battlecarrier Alexander and science vessel Hypatia as best as we can reconstruct theinal forraphical anoinal files Commentary from my team is marked by paper clip icons Some written materials were censored by the UTA and had to be reconstructed by our coh profanity remains censored as per your instruction Sure, the story kicks off with the deaths of thousands of people, but god forbid there be cussing in it, right?

The Illu the truth is a revolutionary act" --Orwell

Incept: 01/30/75

Interviewer: Tell me about how it started

Kady Grant: I was in class This is going to sound stupid, but I broke up with ht there on the other side of the classroos I should say to the jerk, when these ships fly right overhead, and all the s start shaking

Interviewer: Did you know soht to an invasion The Kerenza settleot traffic around thein too low and went back to plotting my idiot ex’s downfall

Interviewer: When did you become aware of the invasion?

Kady Grant: That would be when all the alarht spark who’s probably dead now sounded the spaceport alarms The Defiant--that was our WUC protection ship--had transmitted an alert to let the spaceport know unfriendly people with big guns had arrived, and--

Interviewer: How do you know the Defiant transood with co on at the ‘port, so I took a look

Interviewer: You evacuated at that stage?

Kady Grant: You anized than it was

Interviewer: Hoas it?

Kady Grant: All kittens and rainbows Apart fro and explosions

Interviewer: How did you make it out?

Kady Grant: I’ you used your co I broke open a

Interviewer: Oh