ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Announcement Recording PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: AI Subroutine [ID: AI12], Strauss, B. [ID: BSTR] TOPIC: New Cascadia SUMMARY: A recording of a welcome message provided to Tau Ceti IV colonists upon exiting cryogenic sleep. =================================================================== [music] [AI12]: Welcome to Tau Ceti. These are your temporary living quarters. Because construction of the Hearth is still ongoing, this will be your home until you officially disembark. [AI12]: Rest assured that our talented engineers have designed your rooms to ensure a comfortable acclimation period and a sense of "home." [AI12]: Soon your community liaison will reach out to you with next steps. In the meantime, please remain in your quarters and enjoy this welcome message. [music] [BSTR]: Welcome, fellow traveler. I am Bernard Strauss, the science director of the UESC Marathon. [BSTR]: For many years, our ancestors searched for what they called, "the New World." Many places earned this title. The Western Hemisphere, orbital space, Mars… But none lived up to the name. Until now. [BSTR]: Here, we will build something truly new. A life and legacy for you and your children, and all those to come. I invite you to free yourself from your history, to shed the vestiges of your past, keeping only what serves you. [BSTR]: We must erase the lines that once divided us, for now we are all citizens of Tau Ceti, the New World. Welcome home. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]