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  Jo lly
  Roge r
  a review of
  b luep r in ts
  - Mi ke Jackson,
  Edit or
  ne ve r
  with
  May
  y o u
  infest ed
  d eck
  pla ns
  for
  t h e
  c l a s s
  Pi r ate Corsa i r ,
  Traveller :
  2300,
  a n d
  for
  the
  Ga u s s
  r i f le .
  In
  ou r
  c o mi n g
  i s su e s
  he hope
  to
  i nc l u de
  two
  s peci a l
  pu.ll-out
  sup-
  pleme n ts:
  a
  comp1e t~
  time -line,
  incl udins
  hi stori ca l
  ~ven t s
  fro m
  e.Ll,
  t h e
  Travel l e r-
  b c c ks ,
  an d
  a
  sp ec ial
  b o oklet
  of
  li b r a r y
  da t a
  and
  essa ys
  o n
  t he
  h i5tO ~ y
  o f
  t he
  TrOjan
  Ro2'aches .
  U rl t i 1 next
  issue :
  f in d
  you r
  shorts
  Hi ver
  l a r v ae !
  Well,
  it
  wa s
  tough,
  bu t
  we 've fin -
  a l l y
  g ot t e n our
  f o u rth
  i~s ue
  out.
  We
  a polog ize fer
  c ur
  lateness,
  bu t
  h~ p~ f u
  l ly
  t h e
  wa i t
  was
  worth it.
  Wi th
  t h i s
  ls s ue
  we
  hav e
  sw i t che d to
  co mputer
  tipe .
  thus
  i mp r c v i ns
  the
  r e pr o duc t i o n
  dnd
  c o lu mn qual it y .
  Ye also
  ho p e
  that
  i n
  t h e
  f uture
  we 'l l
  be
  a b l e
  t o
  im -
  ~rove
  t he
  b inding of
  ou r
  ma9dzi ne.
  Urlti 1
  t h a t
  c a n
  b e
  do ne,
  we
  sug ge s t
  t h a t
  you place
  a st ri p
  of
  tran s-
  parent or
  in~ is ib l e ta pe
  a l on g
  the
  s p i n e
  and
  o v e r
  the
  staples.
  Th i s
  wil l
  reduce
  damage to the
  edg e
  o f
  the
  magazine.
  Th i s
  i s s u e
  we
  begi n
  ou r
  se ries,
  CYborgs,
  C l o n e s ,
  and
  Androids
  with
  p a r t
  1
  o f
  Cybor95.
  We
  hop e
  y o u
  I-ii I!
  find
  it usefu l.
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  hav e
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  eq u ippe d
  wi th
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  t e n
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  a n
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  c om p l e te l y
  fami l ia r
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  th e
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  h av i ns
  onc~ wj rk ed
  a s
  a
  z o o ke ep e r ,
  he
  will
  te able
  to
  g i ve
  a
  f a u l tl ess
  i mpr e s s i o n of
  th e
  J ab ber wo ck
  t o
  e v ~~
  t he natives of
  ~ ass an .
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  opera tion
  t o
  i mpl ant
  a
  v ei ce
  ~ o du l at o r
  i s
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  s i mpl e ,
  a ~1
  r~q ui re5
  o n l y a
  fe w
  da y s
  i n
  hospi t a l .
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  i mp l a n t
  and
  opera-
  t i~ n
  cost
  Cr SOO 000.
  Not e:
  the
  vo ice modu l a t o r
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  FDAI'!
  Also cal led sJip - s lim e ,
  r i ot
  f o oD
  was initially de velo p e d
  b y
  l a we n"
  f orce r s
  for
  t ne
  qu e l li ng
  o f
  r io t s ,
  b u t
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  in
  defe n CE
  s jst ems ,
  c o~ bat,
  anc
  f o r
  p r acti ca l
  jok e~ .
  Ava il a bl e
  i n
  lk g
  can i s t e r s ,
  ri o t
  f o a m i s
  a
  chem i c a l
  f o a m whi ct
  re nders
  e ver y thing
  i t
  to uc h e s
  a l-
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  to tall y fr i ct ion less .
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  f a ll.
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  c an i s t e r
  c an
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  20m ~
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  -f oam l a s t s
  u n t il
  i t
  d rie s ,
  ap p r- c x-
  i ma t ely 20
  min u te s
  l a t e r.
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  f o a m n eu t ral izer
  i s
  av ail"
  abl e
  i n
  1 0 09
  s p r ay
  bot t le s
  ~ h i c t
  hold
  1 0
  ' sh ot s . '
  Usuall y
  sp ra y e 
  on
  b o o t
  s al e s
  or
  ha nd s,
  i t
  is
  c he mt c e I
  wh i c h
  lend s
  t be
  s p r a ve 
  ar ea suffi cien t
  f ri cti on
  t o
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  c o ~ e
  t~e eff e cts of
  th e
  f o a m.
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  fort un atel y ,
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  me a n s
  t hat
  wh e r
  wa l k i n g
  on sur f a c e s
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  foam ,
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  u s e r
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  f e e t
  straight
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  to
  mO VE
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  a l Jcwe d ,
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  i s
  TL 7
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  cos t~
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  e l s 
  TL 7
  e n d costs Cr25 .
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  foa m
  t s
  ba s e d
  an
  a
  s imilar
  mat eri a l
  in
  thE
  s hort
  stor y
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  Pour nel le.
  
  TRAVELLER:
  REVIEW
  On
  t h e
  Wh o l e.
  7ruve l/er :
  2JOO
  has great
  p o t en t i a l,
  but
  th a t
  ma y
  be
  a l l
  i t
  b e s ,
  As
  i n
  o t he r
  r ec e n t
  9 a ~es
  b y
  G D~
  a nd
  ( s p e c if i c a l ly)
  Lc r e n
  K.
  Wise man ,
  t he
  r u les
  a r e
  c o n f us i n g an d diff icul t
  t o
  un de r -
  st a n d
  o ~
  t he
  f i r s t
  r ead .
  Ho wev e r ,
  the
  game' s
  g r e at e s t
  fault
  i s
  in
  pl anni ng
  and organiza t ion .
  7rdvell e r :
  2 JOO
  i s
  p oor ly
  b a-
  lanced
  a nd
  v er~
  i n c o mpl ete.
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  1/ 4
  o f
  the
  game
  is
  taken
  up
  b y
  b ac k g ro u n d ,
  wh ile
  s o
  muc h
  is
  lef t
  o u t;
  th e
  pri o r it ies are
  s cr ewe d
  up
  a nd
  on
  a
  t t s r
  o f
  l e s s
  lha,n
  30 pie-
  ces
  o f
  e ~ u
  i p m e n t
  ,
  s pa c e
  i s
  was t e d
  on
  4
  t y p es at satellite
  a n d organ-
  i c
  c on t act
  l e n s e s !
  An othe r
  e~a mp le
  o f
  in c o~p let enes 5
  i~
  the
  f a c t
  thd t
  s~ve ral
  a lien rac e s
  are
  m ~n tioned
  se v~ral
  t i mes .o ve r
  ~ ut that 's
  i t!
  Th e y are n§yer
  descri b ~ d
  !
  D es~i l e
  t hese
  f aults ,
  Tr dv el-
  Ie r :
  lJOO
  h a s
  the potent ial
  to be
  t he
  mos t
  re al i s t i c
  SF
  RP G to dat e .
  W~ e ther
  i t
  fu lf il ls th is pote n tia l
  (an d gain s
  playab i l it y )
  de pen d s
  on
  wha t
  s upplements ar e
  r e l e a 3ed .
  Pe r s on a l l y ,
  I
  Iiould
  s ti c k
  t o
  Tr a v e ll er .
  a s
  it
  i s
  a
  e u c h
  more
  compl e te
  an d pl a y able
  RPG .
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  y o u
  l i ke det a ile d
  bac k gro u nd
  a n d
  d o n ' t
  min d filli n g
  i n
  mdjor
  gaps
  i n
  r u les,
  Tr avell e r:
  2JO O is
  t h e
  game for
  y o u.
  Re gardless,
  wha t e ver
  t ype
  o f
  s uppleme n ts
  GOY co me s
  o u t
  wi t h for
  it
  wilt
  e i ther
  make
  o r
  break
  t he
  g a me .
  Last
  month
  GOW t am e
  out
  wit h
  a
  new
  game .
  Ha~in g
  o nl y
  b~en
  ad ve rtis e d
  i n
  t h e
  Dra~cn
  m3go! ine,
  it
  c am e
  lar g el y
  ~ =
  a surp r is e.
  But
  ~h at
  i s
  t hi s
  ne w RPG?
  De ! p i t e
  the
  3am ~
  t i t l e J
  Tr dveI-
  ler :
  2300
  i s
  nei t he r
  Traveller
  n or
  Twil i g h t:
  2000,
  t hough it
  bears
  more resembla nce
  t o
  t he
  la tter.
  Se t
  i n a
  un iver s e
  where
  Ea r th
  h a s
  s tr u g g l e d
  b a ck fro m nuc lea r
  dev a s -
  tati on to conquer
  the
  ~ t a r5.
  th e
  gaae
  h as
  a
  hi9hl ~
  r e a l i s t i c
  his-
  t or ical
  b ac k s r-o u n d ,
  wtl i c:t,
  s ee rn5
  to
  f it
  in
  wit!\
  1w i / i j .I)t:
  2 00 0 .
  The
  c omba t
  s ystem
  i s
  a
  l ~ o
  s i mi lar
  to
  th at
  of
  Twiligh ! :
  20 00 .
  Ho weve r ,
  the
  g a me' s
  on l y rea l
  rel ati on
  to
  Traveller is
  t he
  fa ct
  th a t
  it
  i s
  ""
  S F
  RP G .
  Tr avell er :
  2300
  c o n t ain s
  2
  r u Je b oo k s ,
  2
  mi n i - b o o k l e t s ,
  a n d
  a
  sta r
  map .
  Th e
  ru le b a oks
  co nt a i n
  l o t s
  of
  i n fo rma tio n
  o n
  h is tor y.
  t he
  cu r rent
  5 tat~ o f
  t~e
  univ er s ~
  ,
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  to
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  mo r e real -
  i s t i c
  and
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  l i sts all
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  st a r s
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  a n d
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  Co r -
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  15
  o n e
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  man y
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  fo r
  pirate sh ips .
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  t hre e
  turrets.
  la r g e
  ca rso
  b a y ,
  an d extra state-
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  tro~ps
  ar e
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  Avion ics.
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  Mob i l e bridge .
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  t hro ug h
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  3 0
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  and
  e xport
  h ig h- t e c h
  g oo ds
  s uch
  as
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  computers,
  and
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  ACRI D i s
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  a
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  p e ~ m f
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  l i f e
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  s t a r port pe rso nell .
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  mai n j u mp - l i n k to
  T o w n ~ an d Vill a g e .
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  wi t h sub-l i g ht
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  SUBSCRIBERS :
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  II.AP LEGEND
  TOBIA
  WORLD CHARACTERISTICS
  •
  Water pres ent
  0
  Nc water presen t
  ...... Ast er oi d belt
  .:.
  BASES
  .,
  Imperial naval
  base
  •
  Imperi al
  sc out bas e
  • Scout way s tation
  A
  Researc h s t at ion
  f1 Foreign naval base
  ..
  For eign military base
  TXAVEL ZONES
  n
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  starpor t
  type
  base s
  ga s
  gi ant
  worl
  ty pe
  x- boa t
  r oute
  world name
  t rave l
  zone c ode
  BINARY
  A
  cot
  A: Menarial
  I : Nora' a
  D
  B: Egyrn
  J: Goertel
  c: Pax Rulin
  K: Tlaiowaha
  E
  D: Gazul i n
  L: The Borderland
  E: Yggdrasil
  ~'. Ranib
  ..
  F: Dpre s
  ... Silraai he
  G: Si ndal
  0 : Hk e a ' as
  E: Tobi a
  P : Bi nary
  M
  TROJAN REACaES SECTOR
  - 7-
  
  FEATURE ADVENTURE :
  DELUSIONS of GODHOOD
  ~hiJp
  vi s iti n g
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  (T h @
  Bor der land,
  0 2 0 4 1 ,
  t he
  p la yers are
  ap p r o a c he d
  b y
  a
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  ne r vou s
  man
  wh~
  i n s i s t s
  he
  must
  talk
  t o
  th em.
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  h i ms e l f
  as
  Co r g ,
  t he
  e xt~r na l
  affairs
  ad min ist rat o r
  i o r
  t ~~
  ~orld.
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  has
  a
  possib le
  j ob
  f!J'"
  the
  pl a ve e s ,
  a n d
  wi 11
  pa y
  HEt I I
  on
  i t s completion.
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  e xp l a ins
  th a t
  the
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  ( 0 2 0 SI
  is
  po pula ted
  b y
  naiv e
  p rimiti ves,
  an d
  unde r
  protection
  b y the
  Imper ial
  Sc out
  Se rvic e
  ( th u s
  the Red
  Zo ne
  pos-
  t i ng) .
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  month s
  ago,
  a
  hea v i ly
  ~ama ged
  fre e
  tr ad e r
  a r r i ved
  at
  Te ch- Ucr l d,
  a fter
  havi ng batt le d
  a
  P irat e Corsair
  in
  t h e
  Er go
  s ys t em.
  The Corsair crashed
  on
  the
  planet
  and
  t he Trader
  limped
  oul -s yst em .
  Cc rg
  f ears that
  an y
  surviving
  p i r at e s
  ma y corrupt
  and
  tak~
  a d-
  v a n t a g e
  04
  t h e
  n at i v es .
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  1~ e
  to
  t h e
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  pr o t e c ti on
  of
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  9 0
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  i nci -
  ~ent.
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  h o~e
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  pa y
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  Cr 300
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  s upp l y
  th em
  with
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  e qui p me nt
  th e y
  ma y
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  The playe rs
  mus t
  trave l
  to
  Erg o ,
  find
  3n d
  erad ica ted
  the
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  and
  undo
  any
  c ul t u ra l
  damag e
  the y
  ~ay
  hav e
  caused
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  i ncludes
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  ERGO
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  lar gel y
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  p layers
  an d r ef e r e e .
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  st t c n ,
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  f i e ld
  I~h ere
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  at i v e
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  Cor -
  - 11 -
  sai r ,
  the
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  t he
  v r Ll e qe r -s
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  th£oY wlJ 1
  i aulU~ ­
  d late l y as sume
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  wit h
  +1 fo r
  Li-
  as ~n
  s ki ll
  or Contact 5t:hool
  e xpe-
  r ience
  (Book
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  a n
  10,
  11 ,
  o r
  12 ,
  the
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  as
  wanted
  9u e o:. t s .
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  the
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  ge r s
  be li eve
  t he
  p l a y e r s
  a re
  de -
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  A Celebration of the
  History of Science Fiction
  rna\' 22-24, 1981
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  one still
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  a
  th~g
  l
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  God.
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  j ewel s,
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  o f
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  f el lo w p ira t es.
  KARS AER
  ecting
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  and
  topni~9 dr a u g h t s .
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  t o
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  F r ee
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  t he
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  s a te ll it es .
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  Pl3g ue
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  eq u i pp e d wi th
  a
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  arn3ged
  i n the
  c rash .
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  ~r r e ts
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  one
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  o n ly
  The
  i n
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  a
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  area
  was
  bu i l t
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  "
  
  crash
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  na t i ve s .
  BEWARE TH E BEAST
  1.
  Corsa ir .
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  l i ve
  he r e
  ~n d
  a ~e
  c u rr e n t ly
  c onst ructing
  t he
  ~~s s a g e
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  In the
  C 8 P -
  go
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  It
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  2.
  Th ro ~ e r ~ o m .
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  has
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  s i t s
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  wors hi ppe d
  h ~r e
  e v er t
  da y for
  t ~ o
  I,ours .
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  F u r r o ~ .
  Tt.£-
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  of
  th e
  Co r -
  sa ir's
  c r- e s n ,
  t h i s
  a r ea
  of
  s r oun d - up
  earth
  a nd
  tree s
  s t r e t c he s for
  ha lf
  a
  km.
  4 .
  Lo dse .
  Th i s
  i s
  t he
  tribe 's
  mepti ng ar ea.
  A f ire
  p it
  i n the
  ce n ~ re is
  ~urroun~ej by bench e s
  110 '35)
  3.l ong the si de .
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  lagers meet here
  t o
  ea t ,
  tel l
  5to r ~e s,
  a nd d iscus s
  pl a ns .
  5 .
  Ro ad
  to
  Min e s .
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  min e shaft
  i s
  3k m scutheast
  a l o ng
  t he
  r oad .
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  do ze n v il l a ger s
  and
  th e
  huma n
  th u3
  wor k he r e
  e ve r y day
  ~ining
  ri ches
  and
  se~rc hJ n9
  for
  1a o -
  thanult .
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  St D~ e h c u s e
  :
  Looking
  ~ or e
  mode rn
  than
  th ~
  rest ,
  th i s
  lar ge
  bui ld ing con ta i ns
  t h e
  pi rates '
  s l o l e n we al th .
  7 .
  Road to
  F i e l ds .
  The
  a dven tu re ca n
  ta~e
  a
  numbe r
  o f
  t acks
  f rom
  th is
  po int .
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  tt, e
  p laye r s
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  ~ no w ~
  to
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  ~
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  ad-
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  t o
  ~ e
  de ~Q~s
  a ~ d
  ha ve
  the
  v i llas e r s
  ~riv ~
  th em
  a~a y .
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  pla ye r s
  rna )
  att eMp t
  t o
  s ~eak
  in
  ~ t
  nigh t
  a nd kill
  t he
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  k I dna p
  'God ,'
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  at tac k
  t he m
  wi th
  a
  t r ibe
  t hat
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  t h.
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  the
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  I mper ials
  mig h t
  arri ve) .
  The
  po s sib iliti es
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  ARMS :
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  TORSO RECONSTRUCTION:
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  p lace':! .
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  Av a il able
  f a r
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  t h e
  b ion ic
  par ts.
  a rtif i ci a l
  s l: i n
  co v~r ing
  lo ok s ,
  a c ts.
  a nd
  fe el s
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  rea l
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  i t
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  Senso r s
  beneat h
  the
  s k in
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  o n
  the sur f ace of
  th e
  b i-
  on ic
  par t .
  sens i t i ve
  to
  tO UC h ,
  ne e t ,
  co l d ,
  etc .
  ARMOU R:
  Hea v y
  p l a s t eel
  b e twee n
  tou~ h
  s e nso r s
  a nd
  the
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  t~ e
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  pr o t ec t io n
  to
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  l o we r
  a rm cos t s
  Cr 6 6 7 .
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  r e c o ns t r u c t
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  to rs os
  a re
  a lr~ a d y
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  i n
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  p ri ce .
  Op~ rat io ns
  u sua : l y
  r e qu i re ·
  1- 6
  wee ks
  in
  hOs p i t a l ,
  p l u s
  2- 12
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  STATIS TICS
  NOTES
  Conti nu ed
  f r o _
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  6
  tce x t
  i s s ue :
  Pa r t
  2
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  I n-
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  ,
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  l
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  a n d
  r ule s
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  u s e
  o t
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  i n Tr a ve l l er.
  a r moured
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  Tr oop s
  meet
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  32 .
  33.
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  hours .
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  11 +,
  t he
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  t he
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  3 4 .
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  Th i s
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  e merge
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  and
  b e
  u s ed as
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  t ube .
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  ba ys .
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  and
  a r e
  s t o r e d
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  1 3.
  15.
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  6
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  t he
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  ne ti c
  p a rt
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  a n y
  o r
  a ll
  of
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  a d d i t i o ns .
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  a~
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  be
  b UIlt
  to co m-
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  t o
  d e -
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  a n
  e xt r a
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  c ybor g
  wi th
  a
  f u ll y
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