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No version of Elite is complete without a short(ish) story to go with it.
So here is the first draft of my contribution for Oolite:

http://www.alioth.net/Fiction/oolitestory.pdf

Enjoy. Or not as the case may be!
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Post by Cmdr. Luke »

Nice job, it is a very interesting read.
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Post by Commander Gralen »

I haven't read it all yet, but from the small part i did i can see you're quite a writer!
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I like the way it starts off...
Reminds me of Robert Rankin... :P
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:D :D :D :D :D
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This is great, the ending is hilarious. Keep writing, wanna know more about cmdr Wilson...
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Post by Commander Gralen »

winston wrote:
I held out my hand. Clare looked at it as if it was a fish.
Ahaha!
Very nice, very nice!
:mrgreen:


You know, as soon as they're on the ship, it remind me verily of star trek!
"Aaron, you've got the bridge"

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Post by winston »

That thing about the fish, that's something I've said about some people. I don't know where I got it from. But you know, when two people have had a fight or argument, then one offers their hand to shake and make up, and the other looks astonished? That's the sort of thing. Probably inspired by Monty Python.
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Superb!! I particularly like the clever ending too. 8)
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Splendid work sir! As for the ending, pure genius... exactly how I imagined a captain on the fringes would act. Such writings makes me ponder when you'll finish Deceit, Harmony and Pleasure :wink:

I liked the nod to the mighty D.N.A. (Of course in these enlightened times nobody believes a word of it)
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Post by winston »

Well, I've fixed a few typos and things I saw when re-reading it, so I might make it sort of 'offical' now, since it seems to be going down well :-)
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