Slantwise Convection

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A utopian dream, to build a new society based on the tenets

of collectivism and community.

The crew and colonists of Slantwise Convection set off from

earth thousands of years ago, and have only recently awoken

from the depths of cold sleep.

Their story is told by the crew members, in their official

and personal logs.

Glossary

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Augment (n.)

An individual who has been implanted with a direct

connection to the Computer Core. These individuals

are the only persons ordinarily in contact with the

core.

CentCom (n.)

Central Command. Those persons randomly selected to

direct the colonial effort.

E.S.S.I. (abb.)

Exoplanetary Survey Synthetic Intelligence - the

Computer Core, familiarly referred to by the crew

as Essi.

Waker (n.)

Crew member whose role is to waken when the S.C.

passes through a system, to carry out preliminary

evaluation in consultation with E.S.S.I., to take

decision on waking the crew, and to assign a new

target system. All Wakers are Augments.

Dramatis Personae

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Arthen Damastra

Lead Pilot appointed by CentCom.

Salzen Urtiv

Assistant Pilot, and a friend of Arthen.

Bartik Ama

Augment, third Waker, friend of Arthen.

Author Slantwise Convection

Slantwise Convection - Ship Log

184 >> Slantwise Convection - Waking to Darkness

187 >> Slantwise Convection - Past and Present Events

209 >> Slantwise Convection - Von Neumann and Augments

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