Expedition: Nauru

[Tenacity]

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Xeno-Archaeological Expedition: Planet Nauru

25.11.825-A.S

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Journal Entry: Dr. Eva Strauss

"I think I've found a link, or at least a decent starting point. I've reached out to the archaeological databases in Athenia city for any mentions of alien symbols or hieroglyphs found in other excavation sites, and a couple notable references popped up. The first was a set of four symbols found edged into a stone near one of the underground lakes..."

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"These four symbols were previously though unimportant, deemed to be likely nothing more than some form of ancient cave artistry, but that's before we discovered more advanced technology on Nauru. I think this species was more in touch with their planet than we ever were with our own, there seem to be references and links to the subterranean world all over the place. Nearly every ruin we've found has been buried, and while we initially assumed that was a product of time and abandonment, it looks more and more like the natives here lived underground intentionally. Additionally, the most prominent sources of water on this world are all underground lakes, and with water being a key aspect of terrestrial life as we know it, one can only assume this species would have had to access those sources directly."

"The second reference was a stone tablet found at site Beta-4, just outside of Athenia City, one of the first ruins excavated by the joint Order, Corsair, and Zoner science teams during their time here. This tablet was catalogued and stored away at the relic vaults in Athenia, deemed to be a simple artistic artifact with no real value, but I've found the same four symbols from the lake on this tablet."

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"The drawing on this tablet, while crude, bears a striking resemblance to a large aquatic creature the excavation teams refer to as the 'Tequorpa'. This creature has only been sighted once, swimming in the same underground lake where the first set of symbols was located. It is my belief, at this point in time, that these four symbols construct whatever word the native aliens used to describe this creature. Obviously 'Tequorpa' is a name derived from our own language and has no relevance to what they may have called it, but the symbols clearly reference the creature as far as I can tell."

"Additionally, the teams I sent to catalogue the Habitation section of the current site have found a room with concave recesses dug into one wall, each marked with another symbol..."

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"These symbols currently have no correlation to the others, but warrant further study. I've instructed the teams in that section to focus on pairing the symbols on the wall with any other objects or structures in the area, perhaps there will be another key there."

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End of Log

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