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“Oh, hey; what’s this?” Caleb took the piece of paper that was handed to him, “Hey, it’s a message! Not even the divine kind, yeah? Damn, did you just write this? I haven’t seen paper and pencils for years, mate- you must be doing pretty well, to be able to keep this stuff around. I guess I ‘spected no less from someone the Great Ones sent, though. Always got to do important work for important people…”
“Oh, yeah; I should read this, yeah?” Caleb struggled to make out the characters because of the ever-diminishing light from the sky. Besides, he hadn’t read proper English for quite some time. He was much more accustomed to reading and writing the symbols of his warren.

"Apologies if I'm not particularly talkative; injuries to the throat have made speech difficult, to say the least. I can still hear you quite well, and can say short phrases if necessary.”

About halfway through, he stopped to comment, “Ya know, I always wanted a pen. Getting jet roundabouts here can be tough, though. Always gotta make do with blackchar. But ya know what? That stuff is practically given away in the Center. That’s where I’m headin', ya know. I’m gonna get a job- haven’t heard that phrase for some time, ye? – and then I can buy all the things I could ever want. I could get a pen in every color, an’ sample all the crass…”
Reading the rest of the note,
“Are you from around here? If so, do you know of any good places to hide and sleep? It would be best if we could be in shelter by nightfall."

“Hm, yeah, sorry to hear about your throat, mate. I guess that’s why you’re so lock-tongued. I’m from around here, but I don’t plan to stay much longer, you know? This world isn’t getting’ any better, so I might as well go out and do stuff about it, yeah? I went ahead and left my own warren last night, big party, lotsa good music. I’m gonna try to get to the Center- like I said before, yeah? Funny how that works out- but there aren’t any ports inland, of course, so I gotta make it to th’ main docks. Gonna try to pass through Blacktown, to do that. Prolly a bad idea entirely, but hey, we got the Great Ones on our side.”
“Oh, yeah, I should prolly tell you about Blacktown. Bad place. We’re just gonna pass through, and not stay the night. Hope you’re awake!” Caleb laughed, though whatever he thought was funny wasn’t obvious.

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Blacktown, like most cities, had the most activity at night so as to decrease radiation exposure during the day. Daytime was truly the most dangerous time there, because snipers and slumpies would try and prey on the non-locals passing through. As long as they were able to hurry through and blend in with the locals, they would have minimal trouble, Caleb figured.
It wasn’t long before they fell in step with several other people entering the city of Blacktown, who also seemed to be outsiders making a pilgrimage through. Located just inside of the city was a vast wall cluttered with fliers, posters, and chalk markings of local warrens. Many people were gathered around it, so Caleb decided he should take a look, too. He was in a reading mood, all of a sudden, anyways.

Apprenticeship – 5 at most, learn sailing, trading- find Cap. Maxwell in Syd.
Trade wanted – sell: 20 count eggs, 3 knives, rope, buy: linen, sugar, wheat
Maps –local, national, international- sold 6 Davis Rd.

“Oh, hey, mate, take a look at this!”
CLODIA project. Spons.: Oracle Corp. Men needed, all applicants considered. Join Central Localized Operation for Defense, Intelligence, and Artillery. Applications considered at Cen. Trading District, PNG.
“Haha, that’s a lot of words, there. Probably aren’t gonna get a lot of people reading that one. Well, let’s head out before we lose what light we got- I don’t have a lantern on me.”

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Jet- ink, usually to fill pens
Blackchar- charcoal
Crass – local drugs