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The Whitestar 3 Incident
A Hard Core Sci-Fi Fantasy

My given name was Michael Matthew Markum. It has been 469 years since anyone has called me any of that. I acquired the label M-1 at the self-assured age of thirty-one, after my first robotic creation blew up in what was once my face. Only news reports ever addressed me as M-1; Mike, or "M" were the most often used labels. I've not heard either of them used for over 137 years, not since I learned several of my creations' started an exclusive community they call ATII. --- I still don't feel like talking about that.

Fortunately I don't need companionship; my life has always been solitary. I found a quiet little planet isolated from everyone and I've been cultivating it ever since I arrived. My only companion on this planet I call Heart is a creature named Bub. I say companion but the fact is I've only seen this creature once, twenty years ago. And yet several weeks past Bub downloaded a large bundle of information into my hardware while I was ... sleeping. I have no idea why it chose to give me this story surreptitiously, nor why it chose to give it to me now. It is a most independent, elusive, and frustrating creature.

Everything about Bub is curious, and that takes a lot of explaining. I spent several days contemplating the information it gave me and several many more working it into a story I decided to call The Last Great Gasp. I think once you read this story you will realize you are finally being told the truth about the human tragedy referred to as The Great Reset.

Names and dates may change as details ... occur.

Links or additional information fly-outs will flash as you cursor over them (none yet).

Date	Event
2018	The Montahue Show interviews Kent Welling
2022	The birth of Matrimatics - Gilbert Shasta
2049	April 13 - Gilbert Shasta creates the perception formula
2049	April 15 - Gilbert, Carlos and the SAINT project begin to create code for the perception formula
2050	January 26 - The SAINT project marries the preception code into the DOG 3.0 program.
2050	February 19 - VIHKIE is born - 11:34 am CST
2051	April 1 - Shareware Sunday
2053	January 13 (Friday) - The Great Reset

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The Coldwealth Wars
(1976 -2053)

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The birth of the Social Cooperative.
(Internet based)
(Feb 1, 2051)

2054	December 2 - Government/corporate restrictions placed on Thought Processors
2055	May 15 - Foundation of the Social Protection Board.
2056	The SPB rules on the environment.
2072	Bukbal patent
2078	Fullerine Sensory grid patent
2112	Space station Sol3 Annex
2120	Robotics Control Board is formed by the SPB (Global)

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Large corporations must cooperate to begin space exploitation or go out of business - 2056

2129	The rediscovery of Matrimatics (Sub Quantum Sociology)
2168	Magnetic joint patent.
2171	Non-vocal communicator implants - patent
2175	Thought enhancement readers - patent
2179	Bukmech and Bukpro designs are integrated through a new heat exchange design -> Bukmasterfulerine - patent
2180	"Perpetual Energy System" - patent
2201	Michael Matthew Markum (Earth)

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Global consortium of mining companies establish the first mining-manufacturing colony on Mars. - 2166

2209	SPB publishes "stance" on bio and bio-mech engineering.
2210	The First recreation/trade post is built to orbit Jupiter.
2223	United Space Patrol is formed by the Merchant league and approved by the SPB (Universal)
2227	Mike Markum's RBT robot design is approved by the RCB
	(Go to alternate time line.)
2275	Scientific space station/outpost is built on Pluto.

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Meteor mining (acknowledgment of individual operators)

2316	The "unsuccessful" flight of Ma`atsue Fairfax
2316	The first successful "as fast as space" flight returns from initial testing.
2316	Foundation of the "Space Fliers" academy.
2337	The Mutiny of Farstart 1
2338	Space Station Bomvaso
2341	Space Station Mars Bar
2358	The Amazing Voyage of the Sithilus (Captain: Vin Chapa`dan)
2370	Space Stations Fuelfiller & Watchtower

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2398	Space Station Mindgames
2436	The Lillyputians
2437	Space-net proposal by Seventeen
2452	Deployment of com-net
2471	Founding of Aut Tech 1
2475	Fourtytwo returns (spiritual revival -> heart over material gain)
2526	Best laid plans --- The Fuelfiller failure
2533	Last Stand at Sol3

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2534	The founding of Aut Tech 2 (outside human influence)
2536	Pirating becomes a problem for the rebuilding efforts
2538	Pirating "wars" begin
2546	Space station/military outpost Hardcastle (outside com-net)
2547	"Unknown" RBT becomes a suspected Pirating Overboss.
2555	Space com-net is extended
2559	The meeting at Aut Tech 2 w/M-1

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The rebuilding process begins 2533

2620	T. S. Grant
2640	USP involves itself outside the com-net perimeter - Pirateering Wars intensify
2641	The USP's first encounter with the bubble's edge --- November<
2643	2nd generation scout ship tested --- /April --- deployed --->August<
2645 2658	U.S.P. Scout T.S. Grant reported missing in action --->September --- returns --->/August<
2661	Jeremiah Tahn - born
2673	U.S.P. reveals it's new fleet
2676	The Whitestar 3 Incident

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