The Asteroid Belt
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Chapter 3 Reprisal
Day 3252 Saturday
Man was I tired when I got up this morning to the warbling tone of my room communicator. As I entered the Assembly Chamber Bob caught up with me. He had a sealed envelope for me. I sat down, opened it and started reading.
Memo #1: 3 spacecraft were on radar. Time to belt 60 days. Telescope cannot determine size without references. Have radioed telling them to turn around. Used transmitter #2 which is 5 million miles retrograde of original base.
Memo #2 from Assembly to me: A habitat section is being designed to be the military headquarters on FS1.
Memo #3 from Chief Belt Two Station: 2nd fuel ship is armed and ready to launch. Request that I attend the launch, it would be at 2300 hours day 3254.
Memo #4 from Chief Freedom One Station: Requested personnel will be rounded up and available 0900 hours day 3259 in conference room.
Memo #5 from Sissy: Military Resources Inventory: 6 mining ships presently unarmed. 1 mining ship armed. 1 fuel ship armed. 50% of work time from 2 Work Satellite Stations by order of Assembly. 2 missile modules with radar.
#7 - Sealed envelope: Password for new E-mail