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We are not alone! It is the 23rd century, and proof of alien life has finally been discovered beyond our solar system. In fact, recent developments in technology have triggered a cascade of discoveries throughout the galaxy; intelligent life and advanced civilizations are now known across many planets, moons, and asteroids in the Milky Way.
Now the race is on to establish interstellar relations with the aliens. The peoples of Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter know that any one of these planets can gain dominance and rule the system by making powerful alien alliances, but despite our best efforts, the individual planets are not capable of creating their own galaxy-traversing vessel. The only chance we have of reaching alien life is by pooling our resources to build the required Super Ship. In an unprecedented, albeit uneasy, co-operation between the planetary governments, the peoples of our solar system have finally built the first of these Super Ships.
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