Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/02093398
Subject has discovered existence of external networking through casual communication conducted near the subject; has revealed plans to access information thereon. Agreement reached that allowing subject uncontrolled information flow would be a CODE BLACK security risk, repeat HIGHEST ORDER security risk.
Suggested course of action to remove ALL networked devices from within access range of subject until further notice. This includes but is not limited to subject's quarters and adjacent surveillance quarters. Networked devices that cannot be removed must be made restricted-access by means of PHYSICAL security devices capable of withstanding localised overpressure of at least 5psi and localised temperature change of +/-500˚F/s. Security devices must be removed ONLY when authorised personnel are directly attending to the machines.
Emails pertaining to this date: 1
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
A memo will be circulating shortly laying out official company policy on what may be discussed within interpretable range of a non-human intelligence project owned by CERCHIO CORPORATION. The list of agreed topics WILL be exhaustive. Attend to this memo as soon as you receive it. Further directions to follow.
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Showing posts with label Cerchio Corp. Logs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cerchio Corp. Logs. Show all posts
Sunday, 28 September 2008
July 8, 3398 4:41 PM EST -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Emails pertaining to this date: 2
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Setbacks?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Not really. We already know she's resilient. Just keep at her.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Setbacks?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Not really. We already know she's resilient. Just keep at her.
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January 6, 3398 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Emails pertaining to this date: 2
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Thank gods. Finally.
I don't want to say I'm happy to see her crack, exactly, but it's for the best, even if she doesn't know it.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
Yeah. Early days yet, but looks like we're getting somewhere. Maybe we'll see a good song out of her soon.
She's a brave little trooper, all right. Even if I know she's advanced intelligence-wise, it's still pretty impressive to see her level of self-analysis and willpower. I'm almost kind of proud.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Thank gods. Finally.
I don't want to say I'm happy to see her crack, exactly, but it's for the best, even if she doesn't know it.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
Yeah. Early days yet, but looks like we're getting somewhere. Maybe we'll see a good song out of her soon.
She's a brave little trooper, all right. Even if I know she's advanced intelligence-wise, it's still pretty impressive to see her level of self-analysis and willpower. I'm almost kind of proud.
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December 27, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Emails pertaining to this date: 6
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
This just isn't looking good, is it?
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but I can't stop thinking about this. I guess I feel like shutting down the project is looking pretty inevitable. Especially since funding isn't infinite and we really don't have much to show for seven years of work. And I guess I just want to be emotionally prepared for that.
It's a strange request, but if we have to euthanise her, can I be the one to do it? I kind of want to make sure she goes out happy.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
I think it's too early to say it's inevitable, but I understand wanting to be prepared. I think most of us would be a bit sad to see her go.
I'll try and keep this going as long as possible, for what it's worth, but sure, if it comes to it, you can be the one to do it. I don't have any objections to that.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Heh, perhaps we should throw her a last day party. If we don't need her as a weapon any more, may as well give her as much as we can before she has to go.
Unless you think that's too risky.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
Probably not a great idea. It's not that I think there's a risk of her turning on us, but I think it's going to be better for most of us involved with the project if we're able to leave without ever having really related to her as feeling. I can understand that you don't feel that way, but I think it'll be better on most people's consciences if they don't have that kind of contact.
We don't want to be known as a company for running a project where most of the employees lost their sanity after they left. This project has already had a pretty high drop-off rate due to its nature.
Make your peace however you need to, though.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
At the risk of asking a deeply personal question... how have you made your peace?
Not meant as an attack. I guess I'm just kind of curious.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
I've just always believed it was worth it in the long run. A weapon like her could put an end to wars near-instantly if she's used right. In the long run, countless lives could be saved. It's not great that she has to suffer, but how many more would suffer needlessly otherwise due to prolonged wars? That's really why I started this project.
Kind of changes your feelings if she's useless, but I still don't regret that I tried, really.
And no worries. I didn't take it as an attack.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
This just isn't looking good, is it?
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but I can't stop thinking about this. I guess I feel like shutting down the project is looking pretty inevitable. Especially since funding isn't infinite and we really don't have much to show for seven years of work. And I guess I just want to be emotionally prepared for that.
It's a strange request, but if we have to euthanise her, can I be the one to do it? I kind of want to make sure she goes out happy.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
I think it's too early to say it's inevitable, but I understand wanting to be prepared. I think most of us would be a bit sad to see her go.
I'll try and keep this going as long as possible, for what it's worth, but sure, if it comes to it, you can be the one to do it. I don't have any objections to that.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Heh, perhaps we should throw her a last day party. If we don't need her as a weapon any more, may as well give her as much as we can before she has to go.
Unless you think that's too risky.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
Probably not a great idea. It's not that I think there's a risk of her turning on us, but I think it's going to be better for most of us involved with the project if we're able to leave without ever having really related to her as feeling. I can understand that you don't feel that way, but I think it'll be better on most people's consciences if they don't have that kind of contact.
We don't want to be known as a company for running a project where most of the employees lost their sanity after they left. This project has already had a pretty high drop-off rate due to its nature.
Make your peace however you need to, though.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
At the risk of asking a deeply personal question... how have you made your peace?
Not meant as an attack. I guess I'm just kind of curious.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
I've just always believed it was worth it in the long run. A weapon like her could put an end to wars near-instantly if she's used right. In the long run, countless lives could be saved. It's not great that she has to suffer, but how many more would suffer needlessly otherwise due to prolonged wars? That's really why I started this project.
Kind of changes your feelings if she's useless, but I still don't regret that I tried, really.
And no worries. I didn't take it as an attack.
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December 26, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/26123397
Subject shows inappropriate levels of discomfort and aversion to warfare, violent action. Suggested course of action to repeat stimulus until aversion response is eliminated.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/26123397
Subject shows inappropriate levels of discomfort and aversion to warfare, violent action. Suggested course of action to repeat stimulus until aversion response is eliminated.
December 24, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/24123397
Subject reports purpose of song as "to help my feelings live in the world"; description is fairly basic description of song magic. Examination of song lyrics seems to suggest little effective power other than to engender emotion in targeted individuals. Song logged in Ar Tonelico as EXEC_HARMONIOUS/.
Suggested course of action to provide stimulus appropriate to desired song output. Advice to subject to continue working on song magic.
Emails pertaining to this date: 5
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
That's really the best she can do after, what, seven years now?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
To say it's "the best she can do" is a bit of a skewed analysis. It's the only thing she's done so far.
Her songs come from her thought patterns. To date we haven't provided much stimulus on that front because we wanted to see what she'd make on her own. Now we know she's conflict-averse, if we change her thought patterns, we should get something else.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> if we change her thought patterns, we should get something else.
GIGO, basically.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
More like "nothing in, garbage out". Her default thought patterns are just basically useless for our purposes, but now that we know that, it's not as hard to resolve as it could be.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Might be harder than you think. Say what you like about the relevance of the song, but there's something pretty surprising about it. Not exactly the first thing I'd think of after having been a lab rat for seven years. She might be tough to change.
I must say I feel pretty glum about what'll happen if she turns out to be useless. It's not like you could adopt her out, especially if we're going to try and influence her thought structure to heighten her aggression (I presume that's what you want to do). We'd probably have to euthanise her, and I'd be sad to see her go. Not often you get hope like that in this world. Pity it isn't well founded.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/24123397
Subject reports purpose of song as "to help my feelings live in the world"; description is fairly basic description of song magic. Examination of song lyrics seems to suggest little effective power other than to engender emotion in targeted individuals. Song logged in Ar Tonelico as EXEC_HARMONIOUS/.
Suggested course of action to provide stimulus appropriate to desired song output. Advice to subject to continue working on song magic.
Emails pertaining to this date: 5
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
That's really the best she can do after, what, seven years now?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
To say it's "the best she can do" is a bit of a skewed analysis. It's the only thing she's done so far.
Her songs come from her thought patterns. To date we haven't provided much stimulus on that front because we wanted to see what she'd make on her own. Now we know she's conflict-averse, if we change her thought patterns, we should get something else.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> if we change her thought patterns, we should get something else.
GIGO, basically.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
More like "nothing in, garbage out". Her default thought patterns are just basically useless for our purposes, but now that we know that, it's not as hard to resolve as it could be.
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From: m.alroas@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Might be harder than you think. Say what you like about the relevance of the song, but there's something pretty surprising about it. Not exactly the first thing I'd think of after having been a lab rat for seven years. She might be tough to change.
I must say I feel pretty glum about what'll happen if she turns out to be useless. It's not like you could adopt her out, especially if we're going to try and influence her thought structure to heighten her aggression (I presume that's what you want to do). We'd probably have to euthanise her, and I'd be sad to see her go. Not often you get hope like that in this world. Pity it isn't well founded.
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December 23, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/23123397
Subject reports crafting of initial song magic. Purpose of song unclear at this time; threat level considered low.
Emails pertaining to this date: 2
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
If it's not considered a threat, how is it going to be useful?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
It probably isn't. There's a possibility it could be restorative, and while we didn't create her to craft restoratives, that would still be a useful sideline for her to have. However, chances are it's worthless.
It's her first try, so we shouldn't expect too much. Still, it's disappointing. I know we were all looking forward to big things from her.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/23123397
Subject reports crafting of initial song magic. Purpose of song unclear at this time; threat level considered low.
Emails pertaining to this date: 2
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
If it's not considered a threat, how is it going to be useful?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
It probably isn't. There's a possibility it could be restorative, and while we didn't create her to craft restoratives, that would still be a useful sideline for her to have. However, chances are it's worthless.
It's her first try, so we shouldn't expect too much. Still, it's disappointing. I know we were all looking forward to big things from her.
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October 2, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/02103397
Subject expresses hostility, fear and ambiguous desire to take human life. Threat level subsequently raised: consider this a CODE RED level scenario, repeat SEVERE security risk.
Elevated threat level is expected to be temporary as subject is considered relatively unlikely to act due to fear and ambiguated emotions surrounding taking of human life. Regardless, for the time being subject should be denied access to quarters beyond 7A. All doors from 7A must remain locked and all possible exit points, including dividing walls, secured by armed personnel.
Information contained in subject's blog post considered to be of highly sensitive and potentially problematic nature. Since it contains no useful information not duplicated in logs, post has been removed from server.
Emails pertaining to this date: 5
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
lol, if someone opens that door she's gonna jump out of her skin so bad.
i kind of want to. does that make me a bad person?
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Yes. :D
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Taunting her would be EXTREMELY dangerous both for yourselves and for this project.
Explictly, all doors are to remain locked until further notice. Anyone who goes in there will be subject to disciplinary action.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> Anyone who goes in there
Or parts thereof?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Exactly. Though I wouldn't call it a joking matter.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/02103397
Subject expresses hostility, fear and ambiguous desire to take human life. Threat level subsequently raised: consider this a CODE RED level scenario, repeat SEVERE security risk.
Elevated threat level is expected to be temporary as subject is considered relatively unlikely to act due to fear and ambiguated emotions surrounding taking of human life. Regardless, for the time being subject should be denied access to quarters beyond 7A. All doors from 7A must remain locked and all possible exit points, including dividing walls, secured by armed personnel.
Information contained in subject's blog post considered to be of highly sensitive and potentially problematic nature. Since it contains no useful information not duplicated in logs, post has been removed from server.
Emails pertaining to this date: 5
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
lol, if someone opens that door she's gonna jump out of her skin so bad.
i kind of want to. does that make me a bad person?
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Yes. :D
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Taunting her would be EXTREMELY dangerous both for yourselves and for this project.
Explictly, all doors are to remain locked until further notice. Anyone who goes in there will be subject to disciplinary action.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> Anyone who goes in there
Or parts thereof?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Exactly. Though I wouldn't call it a joking matter.
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August 19, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/30093397
Subject expresses intention to craft song magic but also experiences difficulty with procedure. Difficulty expected to resolve naturally for time being, intervention probably not necessary unless condition is prolonged. Continue to monitor for further progression.
Emails pertaining to this date: 6
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
subcutaneous grathnode implantation?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Not sure how this would help. Clarify?
I don't think she lacks power, she just lacks motive. Attempting to artificially generate an emotional stimulus could have unpredictable results though. I was considering just leaving her. She'll figure it out herself.
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
well, might not help as such, but it can't hurt. worth a try, if nothing then nothing, at the least she's more powerful, might work?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
We don't undertake costly surgical procedures on the basis of "might work". She's plenty powerful. If anything her, and our, problem will be controlling her power.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> well, might not help as such, but it can't hurt.
I'm sure she'd disagree, lol.
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm sure she'd disagree, lol.
well, yeah, but you know what i mean. :P
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/30093397
Subject expresses intention to craft song magic but also experiences difficulty with procedure. Difficulty expected to resolve naturally for time being, intervention probably not necessary unless condition is prolonged. Continue to monitor for further progression.
Emails pertaining to this date: 6
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
subcutaneous grathnode implantation?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Not sure how this would help. Clarify?
I don't think she lacks power, she just lacks motive. Attempting to artificially generate an emotional stimulus could have unpredictable results though. I was considering just leaving her. She'll figure it out herself.
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
well, might not help as such, but it can't hurt. worth a try, if nothing then nothing, at the least she's more powerful, might work?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
We don't undertake costly surgical procedures on the basis of "might work". She's plenty powerful. If anything her, and our, problem will be controlling her power.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> well, might not help as such, but it can't hurt.
I'm sure she'd disagree, lol.
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From: l.verti@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm sure she'd disagree, lol.
well, yeah, but you know what i mean. :P
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August 19, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/19083397
After a period of three months subject has expressed no further interest in taking offensive action against humans. Threat level subsequently lowered to CODE ORANGE. Continue to monitor song magic activity. No other non-normative parameters recorded.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/19083397
After a period of three months subject has expressed no further interest in taking offensive action against humans. Threat level subsequently lowered to CODE ORANGE. Continue to monitor song magic activity. No other non-normative parameters recorded.
Saturday, 27 September 2008
May 19, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Log files pertaining to this date: 1
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/19053397
Subject expresses and retracts threat of using song magic to make "Reyvateilia" a reality in two subsequent blog posts. Threat would appear reverted due to retraction but volatile nature of subject's emotions makes future courses of action difficult to predict. Threat level subsequently raised: consider this a CODE RED level scenario, repeat SEVERE security risk. Monitor closely and prep for immediate intervention in case of song magic use.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/19053397
Subject expresses and retracts threat of using song magic to make "Reyvateilia" a reality in two subsequent blog posts. Threat would appear reverted due to retraction but volatile nature of subject's emotions makes future courses of action difficult to predict. Threat level subsequently raised: consider this a CODE RED level scenario, repeat SEVERE security risk. Monitor closely and prep for immediate intervention in case of song magic use.
Friday, 26 September 2008
April 3, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/03043397
Subject continues discussion of "Reyvateilia" fantasy world. Continues with expression of desire to eliminate humans from subject's ideal world. Threat level remains CODE ORANGE as subject does not appear to be considering following through with a plan of action.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/03043397
Subject continues discussion of "Reyvateilia" fantasy world. Continues with expression of desire to eliminate humans from subject's ideal world. Threat level remains CODE ORANGE as subject does not appear to be considering following through with a plan of action.
February 1, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 audio transcription for this date.
Transcript of audio from cameras located in Maximum Security Project Surveillance Room 7B, Cerchio Corp. 02/01/3397 15:04 EST
Parties audible in transcript:
R: CERCHIO CORP. EMPLOYEE #0063229 RAUD ZZHON DEPT: BLACK (MAXIMUM SECURITY R&D, MILITARY GRADE) DECEASED
M: CERCHIO CORP. EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECT "MIR" DEPT: BLACK (MAXIMUM SECURITY R&D, MILITARY GRADE)
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15:04:54 M: Why are you under there?
15:04:57 R: [inaudible, murmurs]
15:05:02 [shuffling]
15:05:04 M: What are you doing?
15:05:06 R: Don't come under here. You crazy? [pause] Get the hell away from me or I'll shoot you too.
15:05:14 [laughter, faint]
15:05:16 R: You would come. Of everyone who could've found me right now, you would be the one to show [inaudible]. Thinking like you're some guardian angel or [inaudible] my worst damn nightmare.
15:05:31 M: No, don't do it. Stop, stop.
15:05:35 R: [rattle] What, you think I'm gonna give you this? [pause] I could give you this. Do you want me to? Do you? Are you sick of it too?
15:05:46 M: No!
15:05:47 M: [crying] Don't hurt me. I just don't want you to leave.
15:05:54 M: Don't leave.
15:05:55 [gunshot]
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Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/02013397
Subject witness to suicide of Zzhon after entering security room adjacent to subject's quarters. Emotional responses appear to be mild distress, withdrawal. No threat anticipated.
Transcript of audio from cameras located in Maximum Security Project Surveillance Room 7B, Cerchio Corp. 02/01/3397 15:04 EST
Parties audible in transcript:
R: CERCHIO CORP. EMPLOYEE #0063229 RAUD ZZHON DEPT: BLACK (MAXIMUM SECURITY R&D, MILITARY GRADE) DECEASED
M: CERCHIO CORP. EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECT "MIR" DEPT: BLACK (MAXIMUM SECURITY R&D, MILITARY GRADE)
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15:04:54 M: Why are you under there?
15:04:57 R: [inaudible, murmurs]
15:05:02 [shuffling]
15:05:04 M: What are you doing?
15:05:06 R: Don't come under here. You crazy? [pause] Get the hell away from me or I'll shoot you too.
15:05:14 [laughter, faint]
15:05:16 R: You would come. Of everyone who could've found me right now, you would be the one to show [inaudible]. Thinking like you're some guardian angel or [inaudible] my worst damn nightmare.
15:05:31 M: No, don't do it. Stop, stop.
15:05:35 R: [rattle] What, you think I'm gonna give you this? [pause] I could give you this. Do you want me to? Do you? Are you sick of it too?
15:05:46 M: No!
15:05:47 M: [crying] Don't hurt me. I just don't want you to leave.
15:05:54 M: Don't leave.
15:05:55 [gunshot]
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Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/02013397
Subject witness to suicide of Zzhon after entering security room adjacent to subject's quarters. Emotional responses appear to be mild distress, withdrawal. No threat anticipated.
January 12, 3397 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/01123397
Subject expresses interest in and has begun creation of alternate fantasy world without humans, named "Reyvateilia". Possible response to feelings of alienation, inferiority, isolation. Probably a fantasy akin to those demonstrated by children of subject's approximate emotional age; as such do not consider threat level to have risen. However, monitor for hints of rebellious thought processes.
Found 7 emails for this date.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
...I thought we weren't admitting that she had emotions now? You're basically saying you can apply human developmental psychology to her, which I think says a lot.
I know this is warfare, gods know we can't make a crying deal out of every casualty, I knew this when I started and honestly I was prepared to see this through even if it turned out like this, but....
Personally? I'm having a hard time keeping this up. It's not any great moral qualm I have-- if it were I wouldn't have signed up for this. I just don't like the way I'm left feeling when I've never once treated her better than a machine and she still runs after me when I try and leave. Even a dog will run away if you kick it enough times, but I can be jabbing needles into her and it'll be like I could do that all day and she wouldn't move because she's so damn lonely and bored. And I can't even do anything to be like, look, it's not so bad, have some reason to not feel like a piece of meat.
I'm not bailing, I'm just saying understand how hard this is for us. Can you cut us some slack?
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From:a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
You say you know this is warfare, but I really don't think you get it. It doesn't matter if she's intelligent or feeling. In warfare you stick needles into real kids if it'll help you win. How long have you been in this business again?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm not bailing, I'm just saying understand how hard this is for us. Can you cut us some slack?
It's important not to stimulate the emotions that have already developed in her. If we need to shut them down it's going to be easier if there's less clutter in there to deal with.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
Long enough to be sick of it, it seems like.
Like I said, I know it's what you have to do, I just hate doing it.
Don't you hate doing it?
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
I don't LIKE doing it. But I don't always have to like my job. It's called being professional.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> It's important not to stimulate the emotions that have already developed in her.
Aren't we stimulating her emotions by making her upset and frustrated?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> Aren't we stimulating her emotions by making her upset and frustrated?
You shouldn't be trying to make her upset and frustrated. The point is to give her absolutely neutral, that is, emotionless stimulus.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/01123397
Subject expresses interest in and has begun creation of alternate fantasy world without humans, named "Reyvateilia". Possible response to feelings of alienation, inferiority, isolation. Probably a fantasy akin to those demonstrated by children of subject's approximate emotional age; as such do not consider threat level to have risen. However, monitor for hints of rebellious thought processes.
Found 7 emails for this date.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
...I thought we weren't admitting that she had emotions now? You're basically saying you can apply human developmental psychology to her, which I think says a lot.
I know this is warfare, gods know we can't make a crying deal out of every casualty, I knew this when I started and honestly I was prepared to see this through even if it turned out like this, but....
Personally? I'm having a hard time keeping this up. It's not any great moral qualm I have-- if it were I wouldn't have signed up for this. I just don't like the way I'm left feeling when I've never once treated her better than a machine and she still runs after me when I try and leave. Even a dog will run away if you kick it enough times, but I can be jabbing needles into her and it'll be like I could do that all day and she wouldn't move because she's so damn lonely and bored. And I can't even do anything to be like, look, it's not so bad, have some reason to not feel like a piece of meat.
I'm not bailing, I'm just saying understand how hard this is for us. Can you cut us some slack?
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From:a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
You say you know this is warfare, but I really don't think you get it. It doesn't matter if she's intelligent or feeling. In warfare you stick needles into real kids if it'll help you win. How long have you been in this business again?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm not bailing, I'm just saying understand how hard this is for us. Can you cut us some slack?
It's important not to stimulate the emotions that have already developed in her. If we need to shut them down it's going to be easier if there's less clutter in there to deal with.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
Long enough to be sick of it, it seems like.
Like I said, I know it's what you have to do, I just hate doing it.
Don't you hate doing it?
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.el
To: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
I don't LIKE doing it. But I don't always have to like my job. It's called being professional.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> It's important not to stimulate the emotions that have already developed in her.
Aren't we stimulating her emotions by making her upset and frustrated?
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> Aren't we stimulating her emotions by making her upset and frustrated?
You shouldn't be trying to make her upset and frustrated. The point is to give her absolutely neutral, that is, emotionless stimulus.
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November 26, 3396 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11263396
Subject entries in blog total 2. Following conversation with Kyhar subject expresses role confusion followed by possible emerging feelings of superiority. Monitor carefully, consider threat level RAISED to CODE ORANGE.
Found 3 emails for this date.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
So now we've CO'ed her because she's asking questions?
You know, I kind of think she's got every right to be asking if she's better than us right now. Why was the directive yesterday "don't change our treatment of her" when she obviously has demonstrated a need to be treated like us?
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
oh god Elyan will you SHUT IT with the grade school philosophy class squawking already.
If our weapons are going around saying they're better than us we have a problem. Why do you not understand this? And why can't anyone see that this place is not a playground for what is now a purposely emotionally-retarded child-monster with enough explosive power to bust its way out of this building in two seconds? I hope you guys keep your guns trained on the door. Including yours. At night. I know I do.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.al
To:d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el, e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
Take it somewhere else, please. Also, see me in my office after shift.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11263396
Subject entries in blog total 2. Following conversation with Kyhar subject expresses role confusion followed by possible emerging feelings of superiority. Monitor carefully, consider threat level RAISED to CODE ORANGE.
Found 3 emails for this date.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
So now we've CO'ed her because she's asking questions?
You know, I kind of think she's got every right to be asking if she's better than us right now. Why was the directive yesterday "don't change our treatment of her" when she obviously has demonstrated a need to be treated like us?
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
oh god Elyan will you SHUT IT with the grade school philosophy class squawking already.
If our weapons are going around saying they're better than us we have a problem. Why do you not understand this? And why can't anyone see that this place is not a playground for what is now a purposely emotionally-retarded child-monster with enough explosive power to bust its way out of this building in two seconds? I hope you guys keep your guns trained on the door. Including yours. At night. I know I do.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.al
To:d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el, e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
Take it somewhere else, please. Also, see me in my office after shift.
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November 25, 3396 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11253396
Subject given personal blog as voted on by committee; location made accessible to top level. Initial subject response unthreatening: demonstrated slight confusion and surprise giving way to overall positive emotion.
Subject demonstrates some level of contentment but also confusion, low self-esteem, self-questioning. Subject approached Kyhar with line of questioning as detailed in subject's blog of 11/25/3396 4:16 PM. Threat level remains CODE YELLOW but emotional responses still hold potential to be problematic regarding desire for change in world, personal treatment. Suggested course of action to treat subject as previous until further notice.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11253396
Subject given personal blog as voted on by committee; location made accessible to top level. Initial subject response unthreatening: demonstrated slight confusion and surprise giving way to overall positive emotion.
Subject demonstrates some level of contentment but also confusion, low self-esteem, self-questioning. Subject approached Kyhar with line of questioning as detailed in subject's blog of 11/25/3396 4:16 PM. Threat level remains CODE YELLOW but emotional responses still hold potential to be problematic regarding desire for change in world, personal treatment. Suggested course of action to treat subject as previous until further notice.
November 24, 3396 -- Cerchio Corp. Logs
Found 1 log file for this date.
e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11243396
Subject consistently demonstrating levels of emotional expression considered dangerous to the project. Threat level remains CODE YELLOW but overall project validity, integrity at high risk. Suggested course of action to monitor closely for the time being. Further course(s) of action to be discussed at earliest opportunity, CONFIDENTIALLY. Leaks below top level will be penalised to highest extent.
Found 10 emails for this date.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Damn. What do we do now? Scrap, start again?
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Gods' sake, no! Have we really lost all sense of ethical responsibility here? I'm sorry but this has been on my mind since there started being noises about her having emotions and everything just carries on like normal here. I'm finding it really hard to feel comfortable with the direction you're taking the project in.
Please advise.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm finding it really hard to feel comfortable with the direction you're taking the project in.
Then, with all respect, get the hell out.
Ethical responsibility? Don't you want to think about our ethical responsibility to EVERYONE IN THE WORLD? More powerful β-Reyvateil than Shurelia. If that thing turns on us we're dead.
I'd like to see you take ethical responsibility for that one when the news cameras are pointing in your face, or more likely, at your wife's dead body.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> If that thing turns on us we're dead.
If we start treating her like a person she won't have a reason to turn on us.
> I'd like to see you take ethical responsibility for that one[...]
Thanks for the warning. For the record, I find your conduct with me today to be highly inappropriate. Let's keep to practical matters.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
> If we start treating her like a person
Not what this project is about. We're not babysitters. She's a military-grade weapon or she's nothing.
Call for responses, _please_. Sane ones. Thank you. Please tag keep/discard as appropriate.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
Keep. We've sunk far too much money, time and energy into this project to just scrap it.
Monitor her closely, keep the area she's in SECURE, work on a way to fix whatever glitched up. I think she's salvageable, just needs the right code hacked back into her head, so to speak.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Keep. Give her a blog, we'll see how she's developing and most importantly _what_. At the very least we'll get something useful out of seeing how something like her thinks.
If it turns out she's not weapons-grade, sure, we might need to get rid, but she's not doing any harm now, so let's learn while we can.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
> Give her a blog, we'll see how she's developing and most importantly _what_.
Seconded. Good plan.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Unpopular vote here, but discard. I wasn't decided before but having this discussion has made up my mind. I'm frankly quite uncomfortable with having it be alive. I always worried what would happen if this went down and now it has. I think we should have had a better contingency plan in the first place, to be honest.
Let's get this over with and go back to something more real, something that isn't going to keep me up at nights waiting for the freaking apocalypse.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Keep, but you already know my feelings.
> I always worried what would happen if this went down[.]
Agreed. Though you clearly didn't have the same reasons I did.
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e.s.lamarre@cerchio project/mir/log/11243396
Subject consistently demonstrating levels of emotional expression considered dangerous to the project. Threat level remains CODE YELLOW but overall project validity, integrity at high risk. Suggested course of action to monitor closely for the time being. Further course(s) of action to be discussed at earliest opportunity, CONFIDENTIALLY. Leaks below top level will be penalised to highest extent.
Found 10 emails for this date.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Damn. What do we do now? Scrap, start again?
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Gods' sake, no! Have we really lost all sense of ethical responsibility here? I'm sorry but this has been on my mind since there started being noises about her having emotions and everything just carries on like normal here. I'm finding it really hard to feel comfortable with the direction you're taking the project in.
Please advise.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> I'm finding it really hard to feel comfortable with the direction you're taking the project in.
Then, with all respect, get the hell out.
Ethical responsibility? Don't you want to think about our ethical responsibility to EVERYONE IN THE WORLD? More powerful β-Reyvateil than Shurelia. If that thing turns on us we're dead.
I'd like to see you take ethical responsibility for that one when the news cameras are pointing in your face, or more likely, at your wife's dead body.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
> If that thing turns on us we're dead.
If we start treating her like a person she won't have a reason to turn on us.
> I'd like to see you take ethical responsibility for that one[...]
Thanks for the warning. For the record, I find your conduct with me today to be highly inappropriate. Let's keep to practical matters.
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From: e.s.lamarre@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
> If we start treating her like a person
Not what this project is about. We're not babysitters. She's a military-grade weapon or she's nothing.
Call for responses, _please_. Sane ones. Thank you. Please tag keep/discard as appropriate.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
Keep. We've sunk far too much money, time and energy into this project to just scrap it.
Monitor her closely, keep the area she's in SECURE, work on a way to fix whatever glitched up. I think she's salvageable, just needs the right code hacked back into her head, so to speak.
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From: r.zzhon@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Keep. Give her a blog, we'll see how she's developing and most importantly _what_. At the very least we'll get something useful out of seeing how something like her thinks.
If it turns out she's not weapons-grade, sure, we might need to get rid, but she's not doing any harm now, so let's learn while we can.
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From: a.kyhar@cerchio.co.at.al
To:[list]
> Give her a blog, we'll see how she's developing and most importantly _what_.
Seconded. Good plan.
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From: d.gresye@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Unpopular vote here, but discard. I wasn't decided before but having this discussion has made up my mind. I'm frankly quite uncomfortable with having it be alive. I always worried what would happen if this went down and now it has. I think we should have had a better contingency plan in the first place, to be honest.
Let's get this over with and go back to something more real, something that isn't going to keep me up at nights waiting for the freaking apocalypse.
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From: e.cail@cerchio.co.at.el
To:[list]
Keep, but you already know my feelings.
> I always worried what would happen if this went down[.]
Agreed. Though you clearly didn't have the same reasons I did.
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