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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>To the Senate and People of Romulus, we report the following encounters with our galactic neighbors:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Empire of the Sun </span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>– </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>We are delighted to have made contact with our Romulan brethren. It would appear that they have been in this sector longer than us, and may have much to teach us about the diplomatic relations of the quadrant. We expect peaceful relations and much drinking of Romulan Ale!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Black Crow Paravians</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Diplomatic Immunity #1788 – </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>So far no contact has been made with the Black Crow Paravians. We certainly wish them no ill will at this point. Unlike some of our other neighbors – who shall be discussed later in this report – they have shown no aggression to our Republic. Our intention is to keep relations peaceful unless the Paravians decide to provoke us. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Drewzarian Federation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Colony Raid #1850 – </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>It would appear that Drewzarian Federation are a people bent on war and conquest. They have attacked colony #1850 with a very substantial force. We expect this battle to be a very bloody one, as they outnumber us in total number of hulls. We must hope that superior Romulan tactics and technology can win the day. We will report the outcome of this battle when it is completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Space Boars #1851 </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>– The Drewzarian Federation chose not to send ships to this sector, so we were able get a number of Space Boar carcasses with relative ease. A victory for the Republic!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>The Indomitable Will of the (Tholian)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Evacuate Observatory #1875 </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>– It is not surprising that the Tholians in their ruthlessness chose not to help with the evacuation of scientists within their territory. The Republic managed to save the day, despite the dangers of the Heat Zone. A victory for the Republic!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Terrain Defense with Ground Combat #1876 </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>– Let there be no mistake that the Tholians have declared what would seem to be all out war with the Republic. They sent an overwhelming force to this sector, repeating their efforts from last season where they attacked our colony unprovoked and lost 2 ships because of their aggression. It would appear that they are bent on the destruction of the Republic, and we will have to take them seriously as an enemy. Sadly, we left this sector undefended, so it was a defeat for the Republic. The fact that they sent such a large percentage of their fleet is worrisome, but can also be an indication that they fear to face us and need overwhelming superiority in order to have courage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>