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To: Independent Abolitionist Force
From: Liberty Rogue Transport "Eat My Exhaust"
Source: Jane Terraman
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Message reads as follows.
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"Hello, men and women of the Independent Abolitionist Force. I've heard you wish to put an end to slavery. We have similar goals.
"Unfortunately, my fellows in the Liberty Rogues do not share my personal view on slavery, and will happily enslave their fellows to it. No two Rogues are the same... a few of my colleagues share I and my copilot's views on slavery, but we are not many. I've taken great pains to steal credits from some Slavers at Niverton while they were drunk in the bar.
"Understand, however, that I am still under the thumb of the Liberty Rogues, particularly Mort's gang. I can take no open action to assist you, unfortunately. I do move cardamine, but you must understand-- there are people in Sirius that need this stuff like you or I need water, or food. They will die if they do not receive it. However, make no mistake that although I do haul Cardamine, I will not carry slaves. I carry supplies to Malta for the construction of farm equipment and robotics, to ultimately destroy their need for slaves, and therefore the rat-bastards who will sell their own people to bondage with a gleam in their teeth and cruel eyes...
"I have been a slave once. It was terrible. Continue your efforts in the Taus, please, for the sake of humanity. I shall continue to work on destroying people who are far more blatant slavers... the Liberty Police.
"Respond if you wish, or not. This channel is secure, as long as the Hackers don't tap into this. Understand the risk I am taking my sending this transmission, and thirty million credits, to you."
|||Source-The.Lernaean - Java Comm Beacon|||
|||From- Adm.Thane.Gunn-|||
|||Subject-Smug Smuggler-|||
Really now..I dun even know why I'm responding to this. You say your against slavery yet you work for one of the groups that are key members of the slave-cardamine trade, peh. If you were truly against slavery as you say you would not associate with such glaekits. So you say people need cardamine to live? Well let them die. Any fekkin' dobber who's dumb enough to puff the stuff and be chained to the Maltese willingly should die. Better for the human race.
Quite frankly I don't believe you were a slave or you wouldn't be so birkie about being a rogue. But you can take my word that I'll won't stop untill the Maltese nation gives up slavery or when they are drowning in their own kich.
If you truly are against slavery you would stop runnin' the orange poison. No matter how many robots you take to Malta the plantations will continue to use slaves as it is more profitable to them. If you want even to have an inkling of a deal with us you'll need to quit your day job. Otherwise just keep working those with those bawbags, it may be hazardous to your health one day...
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To: Independent Abolitionist Force
From: Liberty Rogue Transport "Eat My Exhaust"
Source: Jane Terraman
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Message reads as follows.
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I cannot say I am disappointed, for I honestly expected this sort of reply. You don't know who I am, so how can you trust me? Sadly, I have nothing to give but those credits and my word.
Addressing your first point... if you think two Rogues are the same, you are very wrong. Yes, the people at Niverton happily fuel their greed by slavery. However, I do not feel the same way, and work to sabotage their efforts whenever I can get away with it, which, sadly, isn't as often as either of us would hope.
I can understand that you don't believe I was a slave to the Outcasts. And you would be right. I was a slave to an organization just as corrupt-- the Liberty Police corporation. I'm certain you are quite aware of their public use of slavery by now. There are only four organizations in Liberty who oppose the LPI openly. The Xenos, those ineffective, impoverished morons, the Lane Hackers, who would not permit me to join if I wanted to, the Outcasts, whom I despise, but am forced to deal with, and the Liberty Rogues.
I don't like working with the Rogues, but I do not have a choice. It's the only way I can see to do my part to end slavery in Liberty.
Addressing your final matter, I can't quit the Liberty Rogues and escape with my life. A failed business venture has placed me deep in their debt, and if not repaid with my own work and 'loyalty', they will kill me.