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// QEC TRANSMISSION LOG
// ORIGIN:  HRVST FARMING UNIT-59 (NASCARIA IV - 47.89° N, 122.67° W)
// DEST:    RELAY STATION 001 (SOL-L4)
// TIMESTAMP: [CYCLE 2478.10.07] [T: 22:25:07] [LAG: +11d 05h 42m]
// ENCRYPTION: NONE | BANDWIDTH: STD (78 CHAR/LINE MAX)
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TO:      RS001@SOL-L4.RELAY
FROM:    HRVST-59@NASCARIA-IV.COL
SUBJ:    STATUS UPDATE
PRIO:    LOW

/* [SYSTEM STATUS] */
[LOCAL COND: CLEAR SKIES]
[EXTERNAL TEMP: 10°C]
[BORZONIUM LEVEL: 60% (SLUDGE DEPTH: +0.2M)]
[WARNING: BORZONIUM CRYSTALS DETECTED IN VENTILATION - TOXICITY: MODERATE]
[QEC TERMINAL: OPERATIONAL]
[HEATING UNIT STATUS: FAULTY (REQ #59-2478-1007-HEAT SUBMITTED)]
[REPLACEMENT ETA: PENDING (ESTIMATE: 20-30 CYCLES | PRIORITY: TIER-3)]


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First off: yes, we missed the cycle-start status update. For that you can 
blame Buck, our almost-three-legged disaster of a dog. To be fair, it's 
not even his fault, poor thing. Two weeks ago, while trying to fix 
his busted leg, I managed to slice my hand open on a jagged metal plate. 
Turns out that improvised cybernetics + low veterinary skills = recipe 
for disaster. Thanks to my wife my hand is much better now, 
but the dog's leg... not so much. Maybe it's bad luck. 
Maybe it's just the Universe's way of telling us to stop messing with 
scrap metal. Maybe this dog is just cursed. Either way, looks like he will 
have to adapt, just like any of us here.
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Today's adventure: cleaning the air vents. Winter's coming, so we fired up 
the heating system for a pre-operational check, and surprise! All of the 
ventilation ducts turned out to be clogged with borzonium crystals. 
We thought that borzonium molecules existed only in their solid form, in
the soil of Nascaria IV. We were wrong: a small part evaporates with the
(scarce) sun, and when exposed to extreme heat, it condenses in this 
glittery toxic (and sticky) sludge. 
(Pro tip: don't inhale. We learned the hard way.) 
It took almost all day to scrub the system clean, but the damage was 
already done: the heating unit's dead. 
We've already filed a replacement request, fingers crossed it gets here 
before we freeze.

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P.S. Current status report (for the bureaucrats at Relay):
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| ITEM                  | STATUS           |
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| Broken limbs (canine) | 1 broken         | 
| Broken limbs  (human) | 0 (for now)      |
| Heating units         | 1 RIP            |
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// My wife spent the evening stitching up my hand again and muttering about
// how we’re “one accident away from becoming a cautionary tale.” She’s not
// wrong. The first aid kit’s running low, the heating’s dead, and the 
// sludge has officially claimed my favorite pair of gloves. At this point,
// I’m starting to think the planet is sentient and actively malicious.


// UPDATE: Just got the auto-reply for the heating unit replacement.
// They say that the ETA is "20-30 cycles". 
// Twenty to thirty cycles? My wife laughed so hard that she started coughing.
// (On second thought: that's likely because of the fumes we inhaled today)
// But hey, at least we've got a ticket number now! 
// #59-2478-1007-HEAT, in case anyone is keeping track.

// Final thought: if that replacement doesn’t arrive soon, I’m officially
// declaring war on the company manuals. They’re going straight into the
// furnace. Might as well get some use out of them.


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[TX END]
[QEC LINK STATUS: OPERATIONAL]
[NEXT WINDOW: CYCLE 2478.10.15 @ 09:00:00]
[SYSTEM NOTE: ESTIMATED REPLY TIME: 14-21 DAYS (STANDARD FOR TIER-3 COLONIES)]


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