To: The National Council | From: The Lane Hackers

[Roland Marquis]

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Greetings and salutations.

I'll be brief as I'm sure we all have matters that need attending. We would like to arrange a shipment of a certain product that we believe your organisation has the best chance of securing. What we require are 90 units of Liquid Cardamine to be delivered to Leiden Base.

Of course we understand that acquiring such material is not the simplest of tasks. We will reward you handsomely for a timely delivery, name your price and I'm sure we can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.

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[Foxglove]

COMM-ID: Marietta Mercante
TARGET-ID: The Lane Hackers

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Good day esteemed allies.

Terseness is quite appreciated, and you have our thanks for this. The Council has seen fit to delegate your request to the CID, given the nature of the required goods — I hope you understand. We do indeed possess a sizable amount of the substance, yet the amount you requested sent quite a lot of eyebrows on a journey towards their owners' brows. The CID as well as the Council would like to inquire as to where the substance will find its application before we continue.

Marietta Mercante
Corsica Intelligence Division

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[Roland Marquis]

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Ms Mercante,

You'll have to understand my hesitation in divulging too many details for the sake of our operational security. Also, the latest trouble within your division isn't inspiring a lot of confidence as I'm sure you'd understand. A smooth transaction in this situation would go a long way to repairing your reputation with our organization.

However in the interest of good will I am willing to offer you certain details. Cardamine in aerosol form is an effective method of delivering the drug yet it lacks the concentration required for our experiments. The liquid form is magnitudes more concentrated and we want to study the effects of incremental increases in dosage from the effect on the body from cognitive function to the euphoria of the so-called high, and of course to study the effects on the human genome.

I trust that this is satisfactory and we can move on to the logistical details.

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[Foxglove]

COMM-ID: Marietta Mercante
TARGET-ID: The Lane Hackers

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This was surprisingly vapid and meaningless, yet it satisfied the Council, as it seemed to have only required a token answer. The dockmasters on Leiden Base shall prepare to receive the goods in the next three days. If required, the Lane Hackers may request to send their own escorts in addition to our own for the transport, if they so desire.

Marietta Mercante
Corsica Intelligence Division

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[Roland Marquis]

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Excellent.

You have my thanks, Ms Mercante.

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[Foxglove]

COMM-ID: Marietta Mercante
TARGET-ID: The Lane Hackers

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As we speak, the requested substance is being taken out of the cargo hold of the courier ship by your men. In regards to compensation, you should address the Council itself. We are furthermore requesting to take some Counterfeit Software with us, if that is alright.

Marietta Mercante
Corsica Intelligence Division

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[Roland Marquis]

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Ms Mercante,

Your prompt delivery is much appreciated. I've directed our technicians at Lieden to provide you with whatever software you require.

As for compensation, I'll leave this channel open should the Council want to discuss this matter further.

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