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SHIP:	扬子江重型运输舰-17 [Yángzǐjiāng Heavy Carrier 17]
TERM: 	ACA-020-245
USER:	sofia.petrova
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I told my parents I couldn't come to temple because I had to study. It was kind
of true. I'm behind on my midterm project in Modelling Systems. I'm working on
a model of Home.

It's funny for me to call it that, since I've never actually been there. But
that's what we were taught to call it. No matter how far away we are, in time or in
space, we always are meant to think of it as Home. I understand why the old
people want it that way. It's probably the only way they can keep themselves
from going insane, trapped on this ship.

But it seems cruel to constantly remind those of us who weren't born there, and
will never see it, that this is not how we're supposed to live. That there is a
gigantic ball of water and rock, that we were purpose built to live on. And
that, through no choice of our own, we will never be able to touch. It would be
a kindness to let us forget.

I don't want to go to temple anymore. I haven't told my parents. Neither would
be happy, but I don't think Dad would talk to me for a while. He might try to
kick me out. I guess I'm technically old enough, it's not like the ship doesn't
have the room.

I am waiting for my model to finish building. I think they give the Academic
machines fewer clock cycles or something, I swear when I went with my mom to the
lab it was quicker. My model is of the geographic changes over large scales of
time  on one of the big landmasses on Home.

I heard they had these animals with really long necks, who would eat the leaves
from the very top of the trees. I have seen pictures in the docs. Why did we
leave a place as magical as that? With so many places to explore, so much other
life to meet. Here it's just us. And dogs, and cats. And I think some people
have fish. Don't get me wrong, I love Oliver, but his neck is pretty much normal
sized.

Kwame has been really weird la

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