A Message to Crete

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A somewhat provocative news article was released anonyomously the next day. The Media Censors and Complaints have not yet been able to find the culprit and, anyway, the damage was already done.

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On Malta and Cardamine

Well, citizens of Crete, it appears that it is time for our scientific experts from Yaren base to provide you with some information on Cardamine. Now, you probably don't know that aside from addictive effects, it has only positive effects on the human body, actually increasing the human lifespan by up to 589% as latest studies on captured Outcasts have shown.

Now, on addiction, the reason that it is so widely, and rightly hated. The drug, Cardamine, is immediately and fully addictive, rendering the imbiber an effective slave of the producers of said drug as it is only available from immoral, slave trading drug dealers.

Now, to further the point. If one lands on Malta, and spends any time whatsoever upon its surface, the ambient presence of the chemical in the atmosphere will have the effects of taking the substance recreationally. This means that this Corsair would suggest using combat-drones and orbital nuclear strikes to deal with the Maltese drug threat instead of landing on Malta, which some of our allegedly loyal Corsairs have done.

It would be wise to petition the government to disallow any planetfall on Malta, be it for military purposes or otherwise, as our marines will return as addicts. No matter how strong the mind, they will eventually become slaves of our most heinous foes. If any Corsair were to find himself in Malta's spaceports for non-military reasons, it is this publication's opinion that he be exterminated immediately so that he may at least die with honour as a free man, instead of as an Outcast slave thanks to a most foolish error.

-Professor Manuel Batista

The author of this article has chosen to use an alias for his/her personal safety.

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