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UAV – Unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as a drone.
RV – Acronym used by the military for a rendezvous point.
Dodge – American car manufacturer / www.dodge.com.
Dodge Ram – now Ram Trucks separated from Dodge in 2011.
Ram Trucks – American pick-up brand, previously Dodge Ram until 2011 (see above). Part of the Chrysler Group LLC / www.ramtrucks.com.
Chrysler Group LLC – American international car manufacturer / www.chrysler.com.
AEV – American Expedition Vehicles, 4WD specialist / www.aev-conversions.com.
Wallscreen – Large, interactive monitor attached to a wall, usually taking up the entire surface.
Eurostar – European railway service serving London, Paris and Brussels, connecting England to France via the Channel Tunnel / www.eurostar.com.
Channel Tunnel – Manmade structure beneath the English Channel, located between the southern coast of England and the northern coast of France.
HUD – Head-up display, or heads-up display. Data projection onto a transparent screen / visor / window allowing a user to continue looking in the desired direction while being kept apprised of real-time information.
Deep Space Detection Array (D.S.D.A.) – NASA and U.S. military satellite in high Earth orbit. Categorised as an unacknowledged Special Access Programme / black project. Capabilities: satellite disruption technology and deep space surveillance imager.
OLED – Organic light-emitting diode. Utilised in monitors, televisions and other visual displays.
Monotube – Public metro transportation system in USSB Sanctuary. Utilising a high-speed mono-rail configuration, the train navigates the subterranean base via a network of transport channels and tunnels.
MX4 assault rifle – Advanced projectile weapon used by the U.S. military and Darklight security firm.
Beam rifle – Sophisticated non-projectile weapon capable of unleashing high-powered energy in the form of a beam.
T.I.I. – Thermal Image Intensifier.
Vacuum Lift – Super fast mechanism used to transport people up or down within a structure / facility.
Deep Reach helmet – High-tech headwear worn by S.E.D. Deep Reach personnel.
Multifunction card (M.F. card) – Given to permanent USSB residents, the MF card acts as a door key, sector pass, credit / debit card, data storage device and identity badge.
Mayan map – Dated at over a thousand years old, the dense metallic tablet was unearthed by Sarah Morgan in 2040 at the Ruins of Copán in Honduras. Consisting of Mayan hieroglyphs around a single line, the simple inscriptions portray a map linking together the ancient Mayan cities.
Anakim parchments – Collected by Sarah, Trish and Jason from a number of sources, these ancient scrolls are made from an unknown material which fails to degrade over time. They also have the capability to store large amounts of data and act like a digital display when activated using Sarah’s pentagonal pendant.
Anakim orbs – Ancient relics unearthed in Sanctuary Proper by an S.E.D. archaeology team.
Anakim pendants – two metallic pentagonal pendants found by Sarah Morgan during previous archaeological digs. The larger of the two enables the wearer to activate Anakim technology, although its use is limited by the operator’s physical size.
Pentagon – Five-sided polygon.
Anakim monolith / prism – Massive fifty foot high artefact removed from a 900,000 year old building. Unearthed and recovered by SFSD soldiers under the command of General Stevens. The monolith contains a single chamber full of a viscous liquid which is protected by a transparent material.
Anakim shield – Another ancient relic unearthed in Sanctuary Proper by S.E.D. personnel. Found in the same hoard as the orb (see above) and stored in the military vaults beneath the Museum of Sanctuary.
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EMBLEMS, BADGES & LOGOS
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MAPS, DIAGRAMS & REFERENCE
GMRC SUBTERRANEAN PROGRAMME
Country / State of Origin
Suffix
Number of Subterranean Bases
UNITED STATES
SUBTERRANEAN BASE
USSB
10
EUROPEAN UNION
SUBTERRANEAN BASE
EUSB
10
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SUBTERRANEAN BASE
PRCSB
9
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SUBTERRANEAN BASE
RFSB
5
SUBTERRANEAN BASE BRAZIL
SBB
4
SUBTERRANEAN BASE
(Independents)
SB
3
JAPAN SUBTERRANEAN BASE
JSB
2
SUBTERRANEAN BASE INDIA
SBI
2
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TERMINOLOGY / MAP
USSB – United States Subterranean Base
GMRC – Global Meteor Response Council
Darklight – World’s largest private security contractor
SFSD – Special Forces Subterranean Detachment (Terra Force)
SED – Sanctuary Exploration Division
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
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CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
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CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO
CHAPTER FIFTY THREE
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CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE
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