[Encrypted]To:The Xeno Alliance || From: GRG

[Reeves]

☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
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Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra"
Recipient: Martin Lawrence
Subject: Disappointment

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Mister Lawrence.

The Alliance's recent growth has made the shortage of reliable infrastructure painfully apparent, one such item the movement is in need of are proper dry docks, instead of the improvised structures we're currently making use for for asset maintenance. Kepler's recent estrangement from the neighboring Houses is an opportunity for us to make such commitments without concern of hostile interference.

If we cemented our presence in the system, then we could ensure that Kepler is an independent system in more ways than just its namesake. I'd like to think that this is something we can both find interesting to consider, especially with the recent precedents set by the Houses for just how they intend to respect the concept of independence.

Wouldn't you agree?

"Liberty or death."
-"Cobra"

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