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The Rule of Numbers
Stage 1
Location:Cerrath (Dispatch) (4, 10)
You step through the Cerrath Gates straight into the past. As familiar corridors surround you, you hope that you can find a way to solve this riddle as quickly as possible. Amara had walked quite far into Dispatch and she seems to be fascinated by what she sees rather than frightened.
The proud Dahon Medicine Woman bites her lower lip. 'I have no tales that describe what is before me. But I see that these Soulless are actually newer than the ones outside. They don't seem to be flesh either! It boggles my mind that a living thing can be a product of an artificial process. And even mass produced. I thought the spark of life was a gift of Sigma. I might have been wrong.' You listen to Amara's words and see the shaking of her entire beliefs in front of you. You don't like what is happening.

You say gently, 'Amara, listen to me. I am not from your people. I have walked the land and seen many things but I was not born. I am a Clone Unit just like the Soulless. I was produced by the G27 Cloning Facility, it looked just like this to be honest. It is a marvel, but no life is born here. The processes of life are manipulated, but not started. The Spark you mention is actually a random occurrence that is not fully understood by science. But even though they do not fully understand or control the process, they can use it to produce the Clone Units. Do not be discouraged by this wonder. �Life is a gift of Sigma� to use your words! The Facility is just highly skilled at manipulating that gift.'

Amara stares at you, 'You are similar to the Soulless? Produced by a factory? I find this hard to believe, you have a much fuller personality and spirit that the Soulless simply does not possess.' Smiling, you open your eye and show her the numbers encircling your pupil. Then say gently, 'These numbers are a measure of my abilities as a Clone Unit. My Facility does not produce a Model, but rather one product that can alter to the needs of the environment around it. So I have no Model number in my Iris Code. But other Facilities produce distinct Models with particular characteristics that specialize in a particular role so their codes are longer, showing the Model Number of the Unit. The Iris Code is part of the building blocks of every Unit and it will imprint itself on the iris of all of us. Even Cybernetic Optical Implants will be imprinted with the Iris Code. It cannot be masked or hidden. Now you will be able to recognize a Clone Unit in future.'

She steps back from you, 'Well, you may be a Unit to others. But you are a Brave to us! I also see that good can come from a Facility, the proof of that is standing right before me. But we cannot have the Soulless rampaging across our Lands. I ask you, will you help us shut down this place?' You smile again and say, 'These may be my cousins as fellow Units, but I see the effect of them on the Land. I will do everything to help fix the problem. What do you think we should do?'

Arama grins wildly, 'This is a factory. These droids are keeping track of the amount of Units the facility is making. We should see if we can confuse them and so stop the release of these newer Soulless for the time being. There has to be some sort of Admin Office somewhere running this place, that might be a good place to try.'


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