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Ship after ship, long and cold iron battleships were neatly arrayed in the Void, so numerous that they obscured part of the star domain.
"Today marks the six hundredth anniversary of the founding of our Earth Star Federation! In these six hundred years..."
The passionate and inspiring voice echoed through the broadcasts within each battleship, and all the officers and soldiers aboard these vessels undergoing inspection listened attentively to the speech of their civilization's highest leader.
"What a stirring speech, but it's a pity that this will be your last public address at such an occasion, and it might even lack a conclusion, which is truly regrettable, my respected Speaker!"
In the Earth Star World, Councilor Jorge Viotti watched the middle-aged man on the screen with amusement, standing on the rostrum, delivering a summarizing speech before the parade.
"The time is almost right; send out our dear Speaker's current coordinates now!"
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