Metafire

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"There had been inquiries earlier about mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of its previous two chief executive officers. There are also reports of a possible kidnapping and people being held in space against their will.

"When an attempt was made to phone Metafire, the caller was informed that only text email could be sent and received. No voice or video communication would be allowed.

"Strangely, it has also been reported and confirmed by the NSP that the Metafire colony has achieved a join with a Russian capsule. The first such join ever. When asked why this had not been reported previously by the NSP, the NSP spokesperson responded that it was not considered newsworthy.

"The people of Metafire originated from Los Alamos Laboratories in 1991. There is no word on whether the Metafire colony, like the central offices in Sante Fe, have been placed under house arrest."

That would be enough. She mailed it to the News editor. She got email back indicating it would be published in the next edition. They had only deleted one sentence, the one about the possible kidnapping. She didn't disagree, but she had hoped the editors would miss it.


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