Labels:text | letter | font | paper | document OCR: Levattelow, 7th March 2158 AD. Dear students, I want to congratulate you warmly on the amazing results you have achieved. This year's intake has been exceptional because, for the first time, all the candidates have passed. You are entering the great organisation of A.W.E. and will now become a member of the exclusive Robinson circle. I know you have worked hard to obtain that title and endured much self-denial for several years. But all that is nothing, compared with that which awaits you now. The coming 5 years are going to be thrilling. The planets you will explore are highly likely to be less peace- ful than the one you rapidly reconnoitred during your initial mission. Be vigilant at all times. Danger is eve- rywhere. You will encounter completely unknown forms of life. Many Robinsons have already fallen on the field of honour. Like you, they were selected from among the best for their courage, physical strength, scientific knowledge, adaptability and decisiveness. And yet they allowed themselves one fatal moment of inattention, or gave way to despair. Use your common sense. It can often get you out of a difficult spot quite simply. It is easier to make a snare than to become embroiled in risky fights. Use your ingenuity, too : a little chemistry with natural products can produce a formidable explosive. (made by Nietsche 26). This booklet will provide you with invaluable advice and information, as well as the best mission report Congratulations to Trepliev 1, who receives the Prize for Excellence, and to Nina I who, thanks in particu- lar to her telephathic talents, is the first woman to join A.W.E. Guard this booklet carefully. Its value is mainly symbolic. It will remind you of the spirit of mutual assistan- ce and comradeship between Robinsons. Finally, I want to end on an optimistic note, for basically you are right : the pleasures of discovery are so ins- piring that you will find its dangers laughable. Christopher Columbus would envy your opportunity to spend your time discovering new «Indies> or new . Americas» ! Now, fly with your own wings ... and I shall see you again in 5 years time, when your mandate is complete, so that together we can celebrate your Robinson's Requiem, as will then be your due ... Bon voyage ! Plato 625 President of AWE Member of Scientific Intelligence
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