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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

6 Cryogenic Cargo

Today we are loading our cargo at the Luna Base depot. I never would have guessed the significance of this mission to the Vega system. We will be transporting a historical embryo to planet X-37. This is indeed a very rare occasion. How rare? It only happens once or twice every 500 years.

We were just told that the keepers in planet X-37 will be implanting the precious embryo on a local female so that the expected chain of evolution and historical events can begin to take place.

Once or twice every 500 years, keepers choose a critical historical turning point in the development of the human species under their care. Once the turning point is chosen, the historical embryo must be introduced precisely at the right time in order to ensure the proper development of that particular civilization.

The embryo is intentionally prepared so that it can be implanted within the first eight weeks of gestation. This allows for the future mother to adjust to her pregnancy with minimum discomfort. The early implantation also gives the fetus the best chances of survival.

After the embryo is implanted, through the entire pregnancy and after the baby is born, the keepers will continue to assist and ensure that the child develops to its full potential and at the right pace. The idea is to maximize the historical effect and resulting consequences caused by the child as he or she becomes an adult.

On the other hand, even the assiduous care of the keepers cannot ensure the proper result every time. In some cases the outcome is quite the opposite as the one intended. This is always the case when the spoilers manage to steal the historical embryo.

Spoilers cannot produce historical embryos of their own, but if they manage to steal one from the keepers, the embryo is always reprogrammed with different historical vectors that change its predisposition parameters to serve their purpose in the intended environment and location.

Keepers and spoilers are always at odds when influencing the development of species. Keepers labor to introduce compassion, humility, honesty, trust, love, and kindness. In stark contrast, spoilers always strive to spread hate, envy, deceit, anger, brutality, and perversion. It has been this way since time begun.

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