»UPLINK: Elgin Primary Node

[Reeves]

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NEURAL NET ID: Tacitus
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Zeta
ENCRYPTION LEVEL: Extreme
PRIORITY: Medium
FREQUENCY: Relay 37-C/Relay 21-C/Relay 53-K
DELAY: 1.4/s
TOPIC: Report

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MESSAGE

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I should perhaps be concerned that I find strange places oddly calming,

I noticed a blank space in our technology database, specifically one regarding alien gates. I took it upon myself to arrange a small reconnaissance operation of my own into Kansas, granted what I could understand of the gate from mere observations and scans available to the onboard suite of my Prosecutor were.. limited at best.

(1):::(2):::(3)

The gates are assembled with a total of six 'biomechanical' components. I say mechanical because the inner skeleton of the damaged gate seems to be constituent of metals, though I've been unable to cross-reference it with an existing type.

The three piston-like needles seemingly generate energies of some form to bring a jumphole into existence, most likely one capable of bridging a far larger stellar gaps than traditional formations.

There are three larger stabilization blocks, that's the name I choose to give them. They act as self-sustaining and conductive boundaries for the energies the pistons release, preventing the formed jumphole from either growing too large or terminating prematurely, long enough for a craft to interface with.

I would however recommend that usage of the gate strongly be restricted, since due to the damage the gate seems to have been the victim of, any energies released only seem to further accelerate the process, causing the object to further damage itself.

I will state that all the above information is a mere collection of assumptions by what seems most logical given both the structure and inherent nature of such an object, though I'm fairly unfamiliar with the exact workings of it.

These 'gates' do have some interesting and rather obvious similarities to our human equivalents, however they are unique in both the materials used and their method of operation. Making them rather enigmatic when compared to the previously mentioned equivalents. They seem to be fairly rigid structures capable of withstanding punishment and the inevitable passage of time.

Thus, I can theorize that the best method of destruction of one would be continual damage toward the point of critical destabilization would be the most efficient. That hereby concludes this report.

- Tacitus

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