Good afternoon. I'm Erich Stohl, the recently installed president of ALG. Please be assured that the Junker Congress remains a friend of ALG. For centuries the Junkers have provided a safe haven for ALG pilots pursued by the undesirables of Sirius, and I'd like to think that we'd be able to return the favour if ever you found yourselves in need.

Please, do not hesitate to inform us as to how we can assist you. I must admit, the nature of your predicament intrigues me.

With all due respect, I think that both the authorities and employees on the processing side of things would take a pretty dim view of a Pilgrim Liner flying into Rheinland with raw toxic waste sloshing around inside. Our regulations require that all hazardous waste of Category 3 and above be transferred in our sealed HazMat Canisters while onboard regular vessels. The only ship class rated for the bulk transportation of hazardous material is our own HWDU-430 "Golem" Heavy Mover.

In circumstances such as this, one cannot afford the luxury of time. As your situation is so serious I will personally transport several thousand empty canisters to Culebra, providing of course that you see fit to grant me access to Puerto Rico and supply me with the coordinates of the station. I will also bring over one of our medical units to give your people the once-over and small survey party to determine the level of contamination onboard, if you're willing.

Now, onto the business of disposal. I think that the quantity of material involved warrants the delivery of it directly to our main reprocessing plant onboard Wuppertal Refinery, in the Koeln system. Our standard policy is to charge by the tonne, and I can offer you a disposal fee of 1,500 S.C./unit, payable to [ALG]-Bank, although this is negotiable. Once the delivery of the canisters is complete, we will be ready when you are. Good luck, Mr Hickok.

I have completed the delivery of the canisters in the TGX-Darmstadt. There should be more than enough for your first shipment. No need to pay anything for them: all our canisters are fully reusable, with service lives in the decades.


Unfortunately I have business to attend to here on Wuppertal, but the medical unit and survey team will remain on Culebra for a few more days while they complete their work. Perhaps you'd be so kind as to let them hitch a ride home on one of the Demeter's trips?