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Thursday, February 20

A Memorial For Mariposa


Earlier today, some of our crew held a short remembrance ceremony near the crash site of the SS Mariposa. They were honoring the forgotten individuals of the second colony expedition to the Ficus Sector – an expedition that left Earth two hundred years ago. Records indicate that this would have been a high-tech science colony, however, their ship – the SS Mariposa –broke up during landing, and crashed onto the planet. Evidence suggests that at least 60 colonists may have died in the crash, with less than a dozen surviving to bury the dead.

The colony was never built, and what remains of the survivor settlement is overgrown by forest and vegetation. No one would have known it was here, had we not come looking for it.

Part of today’s ceremony also included the unveiling of a memorial statue. It was placed in the center of the settlement ruins, and features a curious young woman reaching out to touch the wind of this new world. It is inspired by the work of early 21st century sculptor Luo Li Rong, and features a memorial message at the base of the statue. Anyone who visits this planet in the future, will now know what happened here.

These forgotten colonists on Mariposa (the name we have given this uninhabited planet) will be forgotten no longer. They will be remembered as brave pioneers who died in pursuit of a dream.

-Lieutenant Sam Archer

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February 20, 2365 -- (Original Devron Timeline)