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INTS Final

Pages Released from the Personal Journals of the Crew of the Amon During a Martian Inquiry Journal of Captain Arnoult C. Ghenimet,  Date: 2392.32, 9:19 PM SBT Push-off from Tycho went smoothly. All outboard fuel containers are filled, with an expected profit of 2.366 million apiece if the delivery is made by 2392.120. Jonathan is still recovering after the airlock blew, but he’s capable of eating and walking short distances on his own again.  On our way back from Phoebe, we bade farewell to Bells and jettisoned her into Jupiter, per her last request. Jonathan didn’t seem to show much emotion, but I’m not one to judge others’ grieving methods. When we arrive at Triton, after offloading our fuel, we’ll be picking up a new Chief Engineer. Mickey speaks highly of him, and that’s good enough for me. This will be my first time out past Uranus. Can’t say it doesn’t give me the creeps—over 2 billion miles from the sun, with hard vacuum behind every wall. The Amon is cramped enough wit...