<< BACK TO RS001 LOG ------------------------------------------------------------ = Source : Stormsong = = Destination : Hopes and Expectations = = Subject : Desert Beauty = ------------------------------------------------------------ Markus, This is an attempt at re-sending a message in response to you making planetfall, as transcription cognition engine seems to have been making errors on which data goes to which bits of entiangled data. So, this message is being re-broadcast after night-time prayer and contemplation of my current explorations. Your message cytes mineral extraction from a desert world of remarkable aesthetics around an O Type star. This brings to my mind a story with picts of a man who had, on finding a desert world he wished to turn into a local land-racing hub went mapping routes for road courses to be lain out. During this expedition he came upon a bluffoverlooking a most scenic vista. Instead of putting spectator stands, or a structure up he decided to, by hand, move an overstuffed chiar, the likes one would find in an oldstyle [Temple of Knowledge]/Library] chair to the spot and would sit there, watching others race by, or simply to watch the local sun rise/set. I have not been to this place, yet the scene as described, and the picts shown do leave it as an interesting experiance. On the other hand, were it to become a popular tourist spot, I am afraid that such natural splendor would be worn down by many feet stomping a path to and from this place, and the desert littered and choked by the detritus of those wishing to be vanely seen by others as opposed to taking the lonely road for their own enrichment. As an aside, while I am more fond of K-Types? The cosmicly brief span of an O type's life holds a terror and wonder that I can appreciate. For your own safety I do hope you have the proper protective clothing and or skin coverings if you are of the unaugmented baseline strain of humanity, or have augments rated for the harsher spectrums such a bright candle throws to the stellar winds. Great Maker guide and illuminate your path, - Malak - ------------------------------------------------------------ [EOL]