Vanilla Diplomatic Relationships (Echoes)

## Description

The vertical factions (left) are the factions in question. The horizontal factions (logos only) are the faction they have the relationship to.

For example:

* The Empire is at peace with the Allied Nations.
* The Chinese are at war with the Syndicate (In fact, almost everyone).

Relationships do not *have* to be uniform, albeit at this time most are. It is be perfectly reasonable for things like the following:

* The Talon are neutral to the Chinese, while the Chinese are hostile to the Talon.
* The Protectorate are hostile to everyone else, but everyone else has an unknown relationship with the Protectorate.

Those examples are a little exaggerated, but you get the point. If you change a relationship here, make sure to also change it on the corresponding page, and vice-versa.

## Relationship Types

###  Alliance

*"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder."*

- John F. Kennedy
The two factions regard each other as allies, exchange values and culture, are friendly to each other and consider merging their armies, or at least always fight together. This state is symbolized by the colour blue and a hand-shake. Currently, the best examples are between the Allies and their allied factions (Blue China, India, the Unionists, the Pahit, the Arabian Coalition,the Reservists, and the ARVN), and the Soviet Union and their's (Red China, the MIR, the ASG, the Cybernetic Federation, and the Vietcong). There may one day be a chance for alliances between major factions, however...

###  Peace

*"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."*

-  Albert Einstein
The two factions work strongly together, exchange values and culture, are friendly to each other and do not attack each other. They often fight together or at least for the same goals. This state is symbolized by the colour green and a dove. A good example are the Allies and the Empire.

###  Friendly

*“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”*

- Winston Churchill
The two factions work together, have trade relations and diplomatic agreements, and do not attack each other. They rarely if all fight together, though may collaborate in other areas or exchange knowledge with one another. This state is symbolized by the colour chartreuse and a stupid bird, and is the counterpart to Hostile. A good example are the Combine, League and Confederates, who all support and trade with each other yet do not directly intervene in each other's wars. It is represented by the thumbs up.

###  Neutral

*"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."*

- John F. Kennedy, often misquoted as Dante Alighieri
The two factions do not work together, nor against each other, and do not attack each other either. They keep out of the other's business. This state is symbolized by the colour yellow and a libra. The best example are the Talon, who observe the other factions but do not attack them (at least not often and not in an obvious way).

###  Hostile

*"The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles."*

-Anton Chekhov
The two factions mistrust each other and are in a state of crisis towards each other. Spy games are a daily matter and either faction has the finger on the button to start a war. This state is symbolized by the colour orange and barbed wire or machine guns pointed at each other. The best example are the Protectorate, who are in state of hostility towards all other factions.

###  War

*"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."*

- Bertrand Russell
Full-scale war between the factions. Men and material are used to eradicate the enemy by all means and forces are getting mobilized for attacks. The risk of one or the other side to launch a WMD are high as well. This state is symbolized by the colour red and clashing swords. The best example are the Atomic Chinese, being at war with seven other factions at the same time.

###  Antithesis

*"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."*

- Buddha
The rarest of Alignments, Antithesis means that the factions have gone beyond simple war and are so utterly consumed by mutual hatred and loathing that they seek nothing less than the complete annihilation of the other side down to the last remaining civilian. In ye olden days, Rome's relationship with Carthage devolved into this. These days, only the Cult and Order and Red and Blue china hate each other to such an extent. It is represented by the Radiation warning symbol. It opposes Alliance.

###  Mixed

The two factions are too connected or active with each other to be neutral, but have contradictory or scattered relationships: sometimes they cooperate with each other and other times they antagonize each other. They may fight temporarily alongside or against each other, but usually never long enough to solidify into Friendliness or Hostility. This state is symbolized by the colour purple and a flipflopped question mark. The best example are the Syndicate, who are willing to work for or fight against almost every faction so long as the money is good.

###  Unknown

*"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."*

- H. P. Lovecraft
The relationship between the factions is unknown or non existent, likely because one faction has little to no intelligence about the other. This state is symbolized by the colour grey and a question mark. The Electrical Protectorate, who are unknown to everyone else, are the best example.

### N/A - Not available

The relationship a faction would have to itself, which is not possible, but has to be defined in a table system nontheless. Uses white and the letters **N/A** as designation.

## Vanilla Opinions

### Allied Nations

*Major Lydia Winters graciously responded to a request for an interview, and offers an unofficial perspective of the Allied Nations' stance on various world powers.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "I sincerely regret that the United Technate of the Americas has publicly declared itself unwilling to enter as a signatory member within the Allied Nations. Its initial formation was turbulent, and its violent nature was unwarranted... but yet it has shown itself to be a beacon of social progress within the region. Come to think of it, I know that their statement of neutrality towards all wars and welcome towards all individuals have merit, but surely they don't believe that communist and totalitarian talking points should be accepted as fact in the Technate? Seeing the ravages of communism first-hand from their neighbors, they'd be wise to reconsider their stance towards conflict, if you ask me."

**Industrial Guild**:

**Cybernetic Federation:** "There will be words with Premier Davidova over this debacle in Argentina, I assure you. Pinochet and Onganía were far from ideal leaders, but if communist thought spreads further in the Southern Cone and more and more Allied personnel are being killed, we could be looking to a second Vietnam here in South America. Encouraging a culture of fear against us is one thing, but if reports about the condition of workers in Cybersyn control rooms are real, I believe that the Federation needs more than a reprimand to be brought back to reason. 'Popular government'? Not in the slightest when their neighbors sing a different tune."

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "This only raises the Fermi Paradox. If there is, indeed, a civilization out there technologically advanced enough to travel the stars, how come they haven't visited us? And even if these reports of extraterrestrial activity were true, are they dangerous enough to warrant our action? And I have to wonder, why hide? Why not share with humanity what they’ve learned or if not, at least openly move towards conflict? I’m sure that, if these reports are true, that we could benefit so much from a mutual exchange. But the official Allied position? Don’t worry about it."

**The Network:** "It's sad, really. We don't claim to have all the answers in the queries of our people; it even confuses our own scientists what are the principles behind the Iron Curtain. But when we remain humble to admit we don't know everything about everything in this universe, this 'Network' acts as if it has unearthed a holy grail of hidden knowledge. I have seen enough crank literature in my life; and yet one of their tracts I've read the other day is one of the most inane, pseudo-scientific and irrational things I have ever read. I don't even believe the Network is actually seeking the truth, not when they're actively spreading that drivel through American citizens to drive them further from reason and logic. Regardless, their allegiance with the Confederates do not help their case, and it is with grief that we must do battle with Network cells not only in the intellectual sphere, but in the military sphere consequently."

### Confederate Revolutionaries

*The following are excerpts from the interrogation of Confederate minuteman William Hild, deceived by an Imperial psychic into believing he was speaking to a fellow minuteman.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "...what about the Technocrats? Yeah, they're a bunch of [CENSORED] starry-eyed dreamers who spout a hot load of nonsense about "communal access to information" and "building repositories to house collective thought" and "unifying popular wants to satisfy universal needs" and all that feel-good-i'd-like-to-bring-Ambrosia-to-the-world [CENSORED], and sometimes they get a little preachy with that whole "we don't need the United States telling us what to do anymore" spiel. But they're damn hard-working people once you get under the golden [CENSORED], they don't like the Ivans or the europerialists any more than us, and have you SEEN some of the [CENSORED] they let their people do? You tried to build a rocket over here, the government'd be on you like flies on a [CENSORED]! So who knows, maybe after we pull through this war. the New World can start showing the Old World how things get done in the modern age!

**Industrial Guild**: "

**Southern Contingent:**

**American Unionists:** "Wanna know why we fight against Allied [CENSORED] [CENSORED]? Look no further than the [CENSORED] goons in grey! Can't even be bothered to face us *mano y mano* in the East Coast; the [CENSORED] europerialists sic their lapdogs against us! You ever been to Newark? You'd start thinking that they'd be [CENSORED] Stepford people or something! Visiting there, I realized that the euros ain't fond of our 'of the people, for the people and by the people' thing. Of the Allies, for the Allies, and by the Allies is more [CENSORED] like it."

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:**

**Cybernetic Federation:** "No better'n the Vietcong if you ask me. Same old red song and dance, perverting a good clean concept like popular democracy revolution and [CENSORED] it up until it turns into just another form of red oppression. Now maybe I don't know anybody in Chile personally, but I still read the news same as everyone else. And the stuff I'm reading about that's going on down there? Killing and stealing and destroying lives all because a computer tells them that's the only way to reach progress, apparently. Hey [CENSORED], did you know you can take [CENSORED] advice from sources other than **A** [CENSORED] **COMPUTER**?!"

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Aliens, are you [CENSORED] kidding me? Stop watching those old, shoestring budget flicks, [CENSORED]’ll rot your brains. Like Jeb, babbles that saucermen took his cows and sucked him up to get probed. Gonna spin him off to the Network so I don’t have to listen to him anymore."

MINOR FACTION RELATIONSHIPS:

**Mongolian Migration:** "Mongols? All I remember 'bout them is a terrible movie with John Wayne. Who gives a [CENSORED] about Mongolia, anyway? What is this? The [CENSORED] 1200s?"

**Pahit Dictatoriat:** "So, remind me how the Allies can stand for freedom when they're supporting a government that actually, literally calls itself a [CENSORED] dictatorship? Not like 'dear friend' Franco where he tries real hard looking all official and legitimate. It's [CENSORED] right there;  **'Dictatoriat'** . [CENSORED], I'm damn sure that even I can come up with a million better ways to deal with reds, than, you know, killing [CENSORED] innocents along with them! Hell, from what I hear this Sudomo nut makes Stalin look like a kitten! Pal, if we ever kick the europerialists out, we're *gonna* go after the other imperialists of the world, wave their sins in their face if that would their [CENSORED] heads straight!"

**Phoenix Front:** "[CENSORED] good guys, that’s for sure. It’s nice to know that not all of Europe is a bunch of europerialists anymore. It’s like a [CENSORED] symbiotic relation; they get us some good guns, and we give them the money to help their cause. We’ve got militia up and down the East Coast saying they’re the best gun smugglers you can buy from, and they won’t cheat you like the [CENSORED] mafia will. They keep going on about our being in Las Vegas though, saying it’s a kind of trap of something. I think maybe they’re still a little too churched up personally, but then, they don’t have no Las Vegas in Donegal."

### Soviet Union

*The following is a transcript of the Soviet press interviewing General Viktor Zubarov concerning the state's position on its numerous enemies.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "Bah! And you would have me take anything that this Technate says seriously! Comrade, some of their creeds correspond to the left, but that's the extent of their similarities with the Union. Our best political scientists have thoroughly analyzed their mandates, and as far as I remember, even *they* were bewildered by just how many logical fallacies exist in them! If they would get rid of their capitalist filth, fix up the countless loopholes in that ideology of theirs, perhaps I'd be more interested to have a talk with one of their ridiculously-dressed spokesmen! We assure you, this Technate will see that the future is red, and not green in time."

**Industrial Guild**:

**Southern Contingent:** "My belief that the Allies could care less about what is going on outside of their holdings is gaining more and more credence each passing day, comrade. How did they repay the Oceanians who pledged to give away their sons and daughters to them in exchange for survival? By abandoning them in their greatest time of need! Also, I hear rumors on how this 'Contingent' is beginning to take baby steps towards spaceflight - yet, how would they even manage to do so, considering they were sundered yet still fight for those who betrayed them in Vietnam?

**American Unionists:** "The Allies have always spoke ill of us; particularly in the way we handle dissenting opinions. But comrade, can they truly say that they are still holding on that moral high ground they say they are in? Look at the Unionists: engineering the will of the American people to utter obedience to their party line, and ruthlessly hunting down those who have slight disagreements with it! While we only tell them that communism is a better alternative to their present condition, and convince them further if they reject it! If this does not show how corrupt the Allies truly are, then what shall convince the world further?"

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:**

**Cybernetic Federation:** "Three cheers for the saviors of socialism in the Americas! With the Federation's assistance, what could have been a setback for the Revolution instead became a great boon as the Southern Cone and Dominican Republic experienced a true revolution of the people! Even more cheers as their own computers have unlocked a key to true socialism, a government run by and for the people! Had it would have been my decision, I would have Cybersyn systems installed not only in the Motherland, but in all other members of the Bloc!"

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Of course, I believe that we are not alone in the universe. To believe otherwise is to subscribe to the teleological nonsense that Marx and Engels noted was dealt a blow it could never recover from by Darwin. Therefore, we have come to the conclusions that there must be others out there, crossing their own paths in the historical dialectic. But these reports of saucer men stealing cows, abducting men, and engaging in random attacks and thievery? I am not so sure. Space is an awfully large place to cross just to mess with drunken farmers and remote bases. I do not put too much stock in them, and maybe I will put them in the same folder as the robots."

**Pahit Dictatoriat:** "The Pahit massacres are a warning to anyone still aligned with the Allies today. While we have learned from the follies of Stalin and Cherdenko, massacre yet remains the rule of the day as our censuses continue report vast drops in populationy. And what do the Allies do? I, personally, would expect them to if not directly send a cruise missile towards Sudomo's palace, they would at slap him in the wrist if it would stop the killings of his own people! No, they even went as far as to give their tacit approval to his wanton slaughters! But make no mistake, comrades. The harder the Pahit tries to oppress its people, the harder they will fight back against their oppression. In the end, when history marches, the Allies soon *will* be on its wrong side."

**Inkarri Theocracy:**

**MIR:** "Nothing can be more worthy of respect than the MIR, comrades. The Humanitarian Guard continues to pacify them as if they were mere rabble rousers. The peacekeepers have shot them down man by man. And yet, our Latin American brothers continue to rise up and fight off their stockades in the midst of severe persecution! With a resolve only matching of the Vietcong, they serve as living channels of inspiration for our other oppressed brethren worldwide so they too will experience bringing about the Revolution. A day *much long* overdue when the West has butchered Guevara."

**The Network:** "Yes, I firmly believe that the Network is delusional. They see molemen in ditches, yetis in mountaintops, sasquatches in overgrowth... but yet, they contain seeds of a proletarian revolution. A common theme among all of them are that they are made of the oppressed, the downtrodden, and the poor, and they are all too eager to accept our aid. While they are still pursuing imaginary threats, we will exert effort so that they will soon learn to look for their real oppressors. If I could, I'd add further effort in disciplining them so they wouldn't go after one of their greatest providers anymore!"

**Phoenix Front:** "Did you know that one of the greatest Irish revolutionaries was a socialist? Yes, Connolly believed that the true cause of his state was that the working people of the island were oppressed by English economic interests. How right was he in Belfast? Look at how the Allies desperately try to keep alive a failed colonial stronghold. Does the Front play favorites? Of course not, comrades. Take a look in Ireland, and see how they are clamped down just for showing the corruption they allowed to fester there. For all I know, with further assistance, maybe we could turn their just cause to the rest of oppressed proles across the world."

### Empire of the Rising Sun

*A Syndicate black bag team successfully breached Shinzo Nagami's personal residence and retrieved a number of interesting items, including a personal journal with the following.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "Were we not among the first people to demonstrate that the locus of power could not remain in Europe's hands forever? Yet, these barbarians fancy themselves to control the very axioms of nature themselves. Had we have invaded South America two years ago, our plasma-cutter weaponry would have torched their own jungles, set their own men and animals ablaze... but in hindsight, it is well that we have stayed our hand in conquest of that region. Who would've known, that these barbarians would be good trading partners due to their natural resources? Perchance for all their talk of intellectual progress, they themselves are extending ownership to us when it comes to resources, and in the future, themselves."

**Industrial Guild**: "Indonesia's civil war is of great benefit to us. It was to be our great jewel, but the Pahit's insistence on rebellion robbed us of this prize. But now the Guild destroys all that they have built in a blind rage, failing to see that we await their moment of weakness and when the time is right, shall bring them back under their proper masters. I think that after so spectacularly proving that they cannot rule themselves, the Indonesians will welcome our authority this time."

**Southern Contingent:** "It is pitiful that the vassal still fights his masters' wars even when he gained little from them. Tempting as it is to simply come again and retake Oceania, it seems that their amount of paranoia is inversely proportional to their own status of scientific wonders they have in their disposal. Therefore, we will bide our time, sheathe our katanas until that Contingent does something so drastic they forget to even protect Brisbane again. And once the time has come, Oceania will become ours again as ordained in our mandate of the gods."

**American Unionists:**

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:** "We underestimated the resolve of the Indian people in our great invasion of their wretched Commonwealth. Are they technologically-advanced as us? No, not by light-years. But what they lacked in modern advances, they made up with their sheer masses of men, resisting our siege until we found it impossible to move on... and that is it. No matter how encompassing or influential their informal empire is, the truth remains that unlike ours which came from economic genius, theirs is but a ramshackle, rickety excuse of a state only held together by their own men carrying it up above the shoulders of their fellow men. And we shall be the first to tear it down whether by the yen or the sword."

**Cybernetic Federation:** "One of my most trusted servants came to me the other day and babbled something about 'cyberbolivarian networks' and 'Federation potential economies'. He made it out to be a matter of grave importance, but when I investigated the matter myself, I found nothing but a few communists playing economics with their first connected computer systems. To me, it is a source of amusement; those computer systems even seem to be a little less advanced than what our own young children can produce with their own imaginations. Perhaps one of my servants was not entirely untruthful when he stated that the Federation is acting like they have not discovered the abacus until now."

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Like any rational man aware of the scale of the cosmos and the science of nature, I know that we cannot possibly be alone. As we have already mastered the tachyon, I have come to think that travel between the stars would be easier than normally believed. So, I am not so quick to dismiss the tabloids concerning aliens as others. That they are embellished to attract readers is undeniable, but there is usually a kernel of truth in these wild tales. It matters not whether if extraterrestrial beings play a role in our divine destiny, but once they go against it, rest assured, we shall turn our swords upon them."

MINOR FACTION RELATIONSHIPS:

**Mongolian Migration:** "The Mongols as a people have not been relevant since their assisting of the Manchu in overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. I have little doubt that they have become any more important now."

**Pahit Dictatoriat:** "The Pahit has paid us an insult in their actions against us in the last war, but today they have clearly displayed that they are incapable of ruling their own nation. As they and the Guild destroy one another, it would be a simple matter for us to move in and reclaim Indonesia from the both of them when both are at their nadir. If what they say is true, the Pahit will have little support from its people when we move in to take back what is rightfully ours."

**The Network:** "My strongest memory of the Network is when one of them sought to get an interview with Yuriko, accidentally brought his hand somewhere inappropriate, resulting in a swift visit to the hospital. I also vividly remember when a few of them that passed my be uttered what I can only consider as a mockery of our sacred tongue. And I can never forget that clubhouse, where the shinobi have spotted an entire clique pleasuring themselves to anime and manga sensually. However, this 'Sprawlestia' fellow with them speaks of an immense trove of Syndicate secrets, accessible to him and him alone as long as we allow them to operate in our own land. Hmmm... what can be considered the best course of action against such degenerate, yet serviceable bandits?"

**Phoenix Front:** "The Irish have never been a people with a great empire to their name. From the Gauls to the Romans, the Vikings and now the British, it has always been their fate to be in the shadow of civilizations greater than they are. And I do not think this Front does not have even a prayer of matching us in strength, let alone that of the Allies and the Syndicate. Regardless, that Front might drive away those greater than them, or be trampled down as if it was ruled by nature... and none of it will affect us as much as a pin dropping to the ground in Europe."

**Arabian Coalition:** "Their 'Great King' Faisal also speaks of a great destiny for his people. But look at his Coalition, a band of decrepit monarchs barely holding onto power who needed our assault on the Soviets to relieve enough pressure to save their countries from extinction. There is no place in our destiny for the Coalition, not when a token force from our military was able to drive so close to their holy cities and capitals. To tell the truth, I believe that the only place in destiny Faisal can only gain is where his own kingdom crumbles before his very eyes."

**Arabian Socialist Government:** "The Mesopotamian empires were one great, but much changes in more than two millennia. Now, they are as bereft of glory for themselves as the Coalition. At the very least, they helped spearhead Cherdenko's drive against the Allies, rather than spend much of the war against us. But all that they have done there is to cower in the corners of the desert behind thick defensive lines. Like the Coalition, they are ultimately of little importance - we have more grandiose plots in mind rather than to gain control of an unstable territory."

### Order of the Talon

*Lady Maria once met with one of the enigmatic Triumvirate who lead the Order and asked them of other powers. These are the answers she recalls, more words than any Triumvirate has ever spoken before or since.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "I, for one, can not say that we and the Technate are treading on different grounds. In fact, we are far from dissimilar: we both seek to lead God's children to a better tomorrow, protect them against those who seek to stray them from that path. Respectable they may be, but those, unfortunately, are the the limits of the territory we share; it is regrettable that the Technate believes in a worldview that has *absolutely* no basis on reality. They are naïve to think that humanity can be trusted with such wondrous and frightful technology, when the opposite is best shown in conflicts against their own. They think that they and only they hold the key to the world's future, leading people through their wide gate of destruction instead of the narrow gate of salvation. The Technate likes to fancy itself as the protector of the flock as well, clashing with wolves, and sadly, other shepherds who try to lead them in other ways of thinking. Alas, our war with the Technate is not a war of aggression, but one of self-defense; defense of God's children against misguided men who will further the world's destabilization for the sake of upholding stability."

**Industrial Guild**:

**Southern Contingent:** "I wish we could have done something more for the Australian people. To see Darwin, Brisbane and other cities laid waste to is a chilling reminder of the worst impulses of the Empire, but their wish to shirk their responsibilities to our world may be a far greater crime than just wanton razing. The Contingent leaders truly do not want to concern themselves with their fellow man's problems, rather letting somebody else solve them while they further isolate their own people as a way of shielding them from the rest of the world. Such a path to complacency and escapism will do no good not only to humanity, but for them as well; perchance they need something bigger to wake them up from their fever dream - a simple drowning is not enough."

**American Unionists:** "The world is no stranger to the horrors wrought by the hands of Stalin, true. But what the Unionists aim to do to counteract those misdeeds is to form an antithetical religion to communism, and they do by a method even their most hated rivals will not stoop down to. They wholly misunderstand the purpose of conversion: to convert is to convince a man that he must get rid of his carnal desires and live a pious life instead. But what they do is that they entrance a man's soul until it becomes nothing but a conformist vessel babbling about the greatness of his ideology. In that way, they are far less different than the Soviets they claim to rail against. While our operatives in the Dominionists have done well in pruning their influence, I fear that the Americans' mental shackles shall only be tighter."

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Man was made in God’s image, but God has infinite visages. Jesus died for the sins of man, but the Son is as infinite as the Father. The Holy Spirit dwells within us, but the Holy Spirit is boundless. Ergo, there is no theological problem with the existence of aliens. We have been aware of the actions of one subset since the time of the great war, when the villain of the world was the German, and not the Russian. They come here to derive whatever advantages they can gain from humanity's great body of ideas in their war with other powers and to act in the name of their idea of God; as a great bringer of winds and civilization. But you would do well to remember that there has never been contact between civilizations once unknown to each other that did not result in bloodshed and strife, and that no society that has scorned meekness and worshiped strength has ever been a kind ruler. Their ultimate goal is to rule, to conquer, and to feed a ravenous empire starved for victory. They are losing their war, and that means they will resort to unimaginable terror to sustain themselves, and will think nothing of ransacking the Earth in a war of the worlds to strengthen themselves the moment they think they can have what they want."

**The Network:** "History has no shortage of people shunned, rejected, and even punished for not conforming to the popular ideals of the time, but preaching different ones altogether. Was Jesus Himself not treated the same way as those who came after Him? But as for this 'Network', they come so close, and yet so far in their view of our observable world and universe. Battles do exist behind the curtain, but they cannot be fought by hiding behind idle conspiracy theories. Proselytizing outsiders to the discreet truths of this world is a herculean task when one's eccentricities allow them to shoot the messenger *and* their message. While we are willing to give them a minuscule amount of assistance int their truth-seeking, perhaps it must be made clear to them that some 'truths' need to be hidden."

**Phoenix Front:** "A heartening sight to behold - Irishmen putting away their trivial difference in beliefs to unite against a greater threat to their souls. Their faith in God remains steadfast and strong in the midst of an amoral and godless Babylon situated right where Belfast should be, supplying them a worthy cause to fight and die for. However, there will always be those who seek to reignite old hatreds among the Irish, turning brother against brother once again. We shall further guide their way in their struggle for independence, but we must root out those who sow discord and suspicion from their ranks."

### Atomic Kingdom of China

*The author of this journal 'acquired' by an Allied spy is not known, but the insight into the thought processes of the Atomic Kingdom is considered invaluable.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "A pathetic display of strength, from a power bloc acting as if it is a child imitating an adult. Yes, the Allies are almost megalomaniac in their obsession with interfering with peoples beyond their demesne, but this Combine is very earnest in playing the hero, trouncing those who do not conform to their view of utopia. I doubt that they would let it past themselves to attempt to pilfer our wonders, especially when their propaganda speaks of a society where nothing remains secret. No, we will not simply let them take even a small shard of Jade and tarnish its purity with barbarian hands. Let them burn themselves and the rest of this world with the radiant future they think they can bring us into. We already have a world of our can in our deep-space scans free of such infantile worldviews."

**Industrial Guild**: "Petty skirmishes occurring outside the Middle Kingdom should never be our concern, and yet the former puppets of the Dutch are in the verge of ravaging each other over differences in their ideologies. And yet, it is as if my belief regarding all the chaos in this world is only given further credence - the belief that even if we have made our journey across the starry ocean, the barbarians will only continue in killing themselves over the words of charlatans. For it, we will have to take our fill from that cutthroat war zone before removing that blight."

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:** "For all of the Soviets' resilience, it is such misfortune that we have to fend off outsiders far more burgeoning in a disturbingly rapid rate than them. Naturally, they would be willing to bleed almost all of their men just to get in our lands, but I am not as quick to dismiss them as minor threats akin to those bandits and mutants we face daily outside the domes. Not when I see that ungodly determination they have in cracking open our secrets that will inevitably ravage them. While our clones are out there staving the Indians from our midst, I still place my faith in the Viceroy's words - 'It takes a generation to raise an Indian capable of raising a rifle, while China's clones march out in days...'"

**Cybernetic Federation:**

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Outsiders have always tried to defile China, from the barbarians of the steppe to the swindlers of the foreign lands. But in this instance, unearthly forces attempt to lay a claim on our wonders, kidnap the best of our livestock, take apart our most efficient reactors in an attempt to steal from us, not unlike what foreigners have done a few centuries ago. But we can tip the scales here: they have their own wonders; ways to ply the stars with reliability and speed, taking a journey of years and making it as simple as a voyage across the seas. Of course, we can never allow them to imbibe in our own miracles, but we will soon seize what we desire from their aircraft."

### Mediterranean Syndicate

*The following is a recording of a meeting between Anton Boyanovsky, the Principate of the Atlantis Sprawl, and an unidentified second party with whom Brian appears to have had something of a mentor relationship with.*

**African League:** "Diamond sales have been crashing lately, haven't you heard? Serves de Beers right for having their supply seized by this 'League' thing. Not that we don't appreciate competition, though, but I've never seen such stiff opponents blocking our way to civilization's cradle, could you believe that? Word of advice: doing business with them is tantamount to a bottomless money pit that wants to shiv you between the ribs. They want to shut us all out of the market, plain and simple. Make the most profit out of your existing companies there, steal the best of their tech - mind you, Zakim's diamond facilities might make us the next de Beers - and call up the best hired guns if the shells start falling near the hab-block."

**Technocratic Combine:** "Here's a dose of truth I've learned when I got out of Russia: 'free lunch' is an imaginary concept. My friend, there's nothing in life that's free. 'Free information?' Someone took their time and resources transcribing it in a book or a tape. Has the Combine heard of 'tragedy of the commons'? Should they have their way, there's gonna be a time where no one's got incentive to think up or build new stuff. At least they make good customers, though. That's the one good thing I can say about them."

**Industrial Guild**: "Syndicalist? No, I'm not talking about the types with business sense down there in Sumatra, but the union types. But hey, some of those guys are pretty cool with us to supply them with guns, meds... you know, usual products. Seems that competition is alive and well there even with commie undertones, right? I tell you, even the most hardened leftie or radical there won't resist the happiness-boosting effect of Smilex."

**Southern Contingent:**

**American Unionists:** "Their 'America First' schtick is a major turn-off, I understand. But I'm telling you, the Unionists' fetish for capitalism is just as all-consuming as the Objectivists'. They won't have any of socialism, no, so we're pretty much in control of the arms trade in their entire civil war. Just stay out of the local cuisine and media, and you'll come out with your mind unscathed. Don't forget your pro-American buzzwords and rhetoric when you travel, though; I gotta say: we are indeed helping American jobs thanks to our own shell companies producing their ore collectors!"

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:**

**Cybernetic Federation:** "Honestly, I don't get that 'Cybersyn' thing the Chileans say is cool. Yeah, their nifty little system works, sure, but even a minor bug can shut down their whole system. A state-planned economy? That worked out so swell in Soviet nations. To give them credit, though, I've traveled to Santiago, and I can certainly say that I had more fun there than I did in Urbe Celestia. If only Belfast had a better system like Cybersyn - just not the socialist type."

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Ah right, the aliens. I think you and I both know there’s more to the reports than worried rednecks and farmers. We’ve had quite a few contacts actually; hell, even some footage. No, not that blurry nonsense, but clear stuff. They’re not human, alright, and seem to be interested in the more intriguing tech in the blue orb. Surprisingly, there’s reports that they’re more open to trade than you would think. Looks like money is the universal language here, so haggle for what you can when you see them. That stuff will have you made for life when you sell it. Just be warned, they don’t like being stolen from."

MINOR FACTION RELATIONSHIPS:

**Mongolian Migration:** "About Mongolia... personally, I'm torn. It's a reliable Arcadia of mineral resources, but the fallout sprinkles kind of taint what could have been a profitable venture. Robot death worms are a fine addition to the Security Forces, but, again, robot death worms are there. Leave them be, the world's not having a shortage of exciting markets."

**MIR:** "I don't know what chemicals they've been huffing, but those rebels are real fans of this 'communism' thing. Yeah, yeah, they're bedazzled by free lunch, but what do they really need is business sense. I don't know, like buying guns and not knives? But anyway, they've got a nice market we can happily invest on, but instead they choose to rob every last of stores and shoot up our Legionnaires. Don't let near them near our shipments, and when they do, call in the guys in green for protection."

**The Network:** "Omnibus vandals? Had some immunes and hackers take care of those creeps, but damn if that Sprawlestia thug isn't up to his old tricks again. Listen, this Network here definitely aren't big fans of our products, so they've been starting to spread kooky stuff about us. You're gonna have to tighten security in your own Interweb sites so those vandals wouldn't pollute it with their drivel again. Don't worry, those guys are gonna have a hard time trying to be taken seriously when our folks counter every argument they try to pull out of their sunless grounds."

**Phoenix Front:** "The Phoenix Front? Yeah, nosy weasels who do nothing but to vandalize the Fowl manor and shoot random satyrs that wander around Belfast. You might think they’re just random revolutionaries, but when you see reports of our own men being shot in broad daylight in Derry, you gotta stomp that threat to the ground. More than that, these punks are stepping up to be a major threat to our own... ’back alley’ operations in Satellite City by rounding up our dealers and shooting them. That’s why I believe it’s time to let our Irish friends know exactly what they’re dealing with."

### Electrical Protectorate

*Initializing. Program: Organic Interaction -> "Diplomacy". Commence Evaluation: Organic Super-Clusters ("Powers").*

**African League:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: African League -> Objective: Liberation: Cultural, Geopolitical. Scale: Continental. Technology: High -> Firepower -> Focus: Military -> Strengths: Massed Firepower and Economic Power. Weaknesses: Geographic dispersal, Sub-par short range combat. Technology Value: High. Military Threat: Moderate. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Poor -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Hostility, Xenophobia -> Sustained: Aggression, Xenophobia. Cumulative Threat Index: Moderate. Recommendation: Cripple economic centers -> Impair economic productivity. Recommendation: Short ranged assault -> Minimize exposure to area of effect weaponry.*

**Technocratic Combine:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Technocratic Combine -> Objective: Enlightenment: Philosophical, Scientific. Scale: Global/Multiversal. Technology: High -> Experimental -> Focus: Academic -> Dimensional Manipulation and Bioengineering -> Strengths: Ideological unity, technology-based weapons. Weaknesses: Obsolescent doctrine, weak direct offensive capabilities. Technology Value: High. Military Threat: Moderate. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: High -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Curiosity, presumptuous -> Sustained: Arrogance, aggression. Cumulative Threat Index: Moderate. Recommendation: Cripple laboratories -> Impair advanced weapon capabilities. Recommendation: Rapid offensive -> Deny opportunity to engage in trench warfare.*

**Industrial Guild**: *Evaluation complete. Subject: Industrial Guild -> Objective: Political: Revolution, Independence. Scale: Regional. Technology: Poor -> Improvised -> Focus: Industrial -> Customizable, affordable -> Strengths: Varied and eclectic arsenal, Mass production, ideals provide for fanaticism. Weaknesses: Poor technology, Weak air force, ideals provide for internal division. Technology Value: Poor. Military Threat: Low. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Moderate -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Distrust, hostility -> Sustained: Paranoia, aggression. Cumulative Threat Index: Low. Recommendation: Naval interdiction -> Cut off Supply Lines. Recommendation: Agricultural Disruption -> Induce starvation.*

**Southern Contingent:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Southern Contingent -> Objective: Independence: Cultural, Political. Scale: Regional -> Objective: Interplanetary Colonization: Scale: Interplanetary. Technology: Moderate -> Metallurgy and gravitonics -> Focus: Military -> Strengths: Extreme Durability and Airpower. Weaknesses: Low mobility, low population. Technology Value: Moderate. Military Threat: Low. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Poor -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Hostility, Xenophobia -> Sustained: Aggression, Xenophobia. Cumulative Threat Index: Low. Recommendation: Cripple population Centers -> Reduce Manpower. Recommendation: Attrition Warfare -> Annihilate military strength.*

**American Unionists:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: American Unionists -> Objective: Subjugation: Cultural, Psychological. Scale: Global. Technology: Moderate -> Psychological Alteration -> Focus: Media -> Strengths: PsychologicaluUnity and subservience. Weaknesses: Mediocre firepower, weak air force. Technology Value: Moderate. Military Threat: Moderate. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Poor -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Paranoia, Fear -> Sustained: Paranoia, Fear. Cumulative Threat Index: Moderate. Recommendation: Destroy subliminal messaging capacity -> Cripple internal cohesion. Recommendation: North-South Offensive -> Strike from weakly defended border.*

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Greater Indian Commonwealth -> Objective: Imperialism: Economic, Military. Scale: Global. Technology: Poor -> Numerical Advantage -> Focus: Military -> Reverse Engineering -> Focus: Military -> Strengths: Numbers and reverse engineering. Weaknesses: Economically unstable, Subpar vehicular technology. Technology Value: Poor -> Military Threat: Moderate. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Moderate -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Distrust, disquiet -> Sustained: Aggression, Acquisition of technology. Cumulative Threat Index: Moderate. Recommendation: Agricultural disruption -> Induce starvation. Recommendation: Cripple colonies -> Destroy economic foundation.*

**Cybernetic Federation:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Cybernetic Federation -> Objective: Reconstruction: Economic, Military. Scale: Regional. .-> Objective: Subjugation: Military, Political. Scale: Continental -> Technology: Moderate -> Computer Networks -> Focus: Civilian -> Strengths: Mass production and expendability. Weaknesses: Subpar combatants, Low population. Technology Value: Moderate. Military Threat: Moderate. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Poor -> Sustained: Poor. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Aggression, Acquisition of Technology -> Sustained: Aggression, Acquisition of technology. Cumulative Threat Index: Moderate. Recommendation: Cripple Cybersyn Network -> Cripple Federal Communications -> Recommendation: Multiple Front Offensive -> Divide and conquer.*

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Ukrazol Ecumene -> Objective: Conquest: Cultural, Political, Military. Scale: Galactic. Technology: Advanced -> Firepower -> Focus: Military -> Robotics -> Focus: Political -> Energy and Matter manipulation -> Focus: Military -> Strengths: Overwhelming individual strength and short ranged combat. Weaknesses: Smaller numbers of combatants and Subpar long distance combat. Technology Value: Advanced. Military Threat: Extreme. Collaboration Potential -> Initial: Moderate -> Sustained: Moderate. Probable Reaction -> Initial: Acquisition of technology -> Sustained: Aggression, Imperialism. Cumulative Threat Index: Extreme. Recommendation: Develop large-scale space based offensive systems. Recommendation: Avoid open engagements until suitable military strength established.*

MINOR FACTION RELATIONSHIPS:

**Mongolian Migration:** *Evaluation complete. Subject: Mongolian resisters -> Objective: Survival. Scale: Regional. Technology: Moderate -> Stolen -> Focus: Survival -> Strengths: Reverse Engineering and irrational behaviour. Weaknesses: Disorganized, starved. Technology Value: Poor -> Military Threat: Low. Collaboration Potential -> Sustained: 00. Reaction -> Sustained aggression. Cumulative Threat Index: Low. Recommendation: Continue extermination.*

### Army of the Republic of Vietnam

*Colonel Trương Thành Phúc, an outspoken commander of the ARVN, provided a candid interview for a militarist-oriented magazine, which created a fresh wave of controversy for the ARVN when his statements were uncovered and published by the international press. Although the ARVN officially reprimanded Colonel for his more controversial statements, many claim that Trương's words represent much of the ARVN High Command’s political views, moreso than any of their official statements to the Allied press.*

**African League:** "Why do you expect from me opinions I have about instability in distant nations when Vietnam right here is facing the existential threat that is communism? But as I am confident in my troops taking pains to quash this country of the threat at this very moment, I can humor you for a little bit about this African League. Normally, when a country decides to break from the Allied Nations, two things come into my mind: they either are confident or powerful enough to not need the Allies, or they are preparing for the inevitable Soviet annexation... then again, I don't believe that the League will truly be dominant enough to kick off the Allies in their own continents. Nor will they give themselves up to communism, either, *surely* breaking free from oppressors means that even the Marxists are not exempt! Now, the time is up; come back to me once this League decides to assist our war of extermination in any way. That's perhaps the only time it can change my utmost apathy for them."

**Technocratic Combine:**

**Industrial Guild**: "

**Southern Contingent:** "The ARVN appreciates the aid they give against the Vietcong, though small, stopping them from taking over our towns... but make no mistake, their leaders should've known better than hiding themselves in their own ivory towers, letting communism envelop this country. They have the technology, the tenacity to push back Imperial extermination, and yet they are content in starving their potential, doing nothing against the red menace? Had I've been leading their armies, I would not only drive them out of Australia, but use our aircraft to raze Japan twice as harder, then go straight for North Vietnam and Russia to crush it for good! Once the Soviet swarms overrun us, the Contingent will fall immediately as well, regardless of how many walls they hide behind when they do. Why would they even isolate themselves against a foe that threatens their very survival as a people? That threatens *our* survival as well, as that of the world?"

**American Unionists:** "While I'm divided to what should I think of the Confederacy, there should be no doubt that the Unionists should be considered as the United States' rightful government. Clearly, they have less problem with our methods unlike those hippies in California or bureaucrats in Geneva, as they're even willing to form that 'lowland intercommunity' right here in Saigon! There are, of course, naysayers who say that the Unionists are brainwashing their own masses, using movies and literature. They would not be saying these things if they live in Hanoi; no doubt Soviet propaganda would be shoved down each of their orifices until those very same empty shells filled with double-think that we slaughter every day. What virtues, then, should influence the people instead of hard work, patriotism, and vigilance? Socialism? Communism? If those rumors are even true, I'd personally ask their leaders to lend some of their methods in 're-educating' dissidents so I could apply it all over Vietnam before the Vietcong does the same!

**Greater Indian Commonwealth:** "

**Cybernetic Federation:** "I am starting grow weary of the term 'socialism' - nothing but a politically correct term for communism. Why cannot just people refer to it as it is, instead of having to euphemize it as if it tones its cancer down? Just refer to it as communism, and that's it! And did that charlatan Lenin not say that socialism is but a transitional path to communism?! Mark my words; the moment that government starts espousing drivel such as "welfare of the people" and "public ownership of resources", THAT is where the Allies must take action! Are you just waiting until the moment they start planting those damnable red hammer and sickle flags in public? When they start to send their own to the gulags for insubordination? It is well that their own people are losing themselves in their own machinery; that means they will be too complacent by the time we start raining napalm on their infernal Cybersyn!"

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "Now, this might be nothing more than a fanciful creation made by some hack science-fiction novelists with too much time on their hands. Assuming they do, surely they must see communism as a horrid beast to be slain aside of a exquisite creature to be coddled. If they do, they are free to exterminate the Vietcong in our northern lands with our full blessings. But if they continue their doctrine in Russia, South America, and even the Middle East, even better! Like us, they would be the only ones who are above the so-called 'moral codes' the Allies boast of, cutting off the snake's head directly instead of just striking the rest of its tail. But if they don't, and even glorify communism, we do not care whether if their technology are far more advanced than us - it shall be eradicated without remorse or delay like every last outbreak in this world."

**Pahit Dictatoriat:** "The ARVN wholeheartedly and unapologetically stands with General Superintendent Sudomo and his soldiers, because they are the only ones in Indochina who possess more than a speck of common sense when it comes to dealing with local insurgents. And to top it all off, we might as well be peas in the same pod! We both recognize communism as fundamentally destructive to this world aside of just some laughable ideology followed by misguided men, we show now respite to dissidents as we thoroughly wipe them out, and we regularly face criticism from those cowardly leaders who never had to face the red menace in their own countries. This is why if we finally single out and put the last Victor Charlie to death, the ARVN would gladly lend some of our own rangers to assist Sudomo in exterminating those 'Guilded' refuseniks as well."

**Inkarri Theocracy:**

**MIR:** "Like I have said time and time again, me and my compatriots at the ARVN have only one tried-and-tested solution to the communist problem: annihilation. Nothing more, nothing less. And to those limp-wrist politicians who say that we are being too harsh with our methods, do you want to see what will happen if we allow the Vietcong to scurry about and breed more? It is good that communist outlaw Che Guevara was hunted down and killed, yes, but when his cold, dead body touched the ground, did it truly weed out his twisted legacy from South America? Had it happened, the Technate's armies wouldn't have to deal with such troublesome machete-wielding imbeciles. But do you know why his ideals still plague that continent? Yes, we both are ruthless in our manhunt operations against his ilk, but what the Technate often forget is that they are only going after the men who embrace communism. You wipe out those men, and another group of men shall simply flock to it. What we do is we not only flush out the Vietcong once we discover them, but we also make an example of what shall happen to those foolish enough to fight for it. And when that accursed ideology is wiped out, there shall be no one left to fight for it. Only then shall communism in their lands shall truly be erased."

**The Network:** "Sheltered, naïve, thoughtless, brainless. The Network is essentially a menagerie of buffoons, each possessing those four traits I just spoke of. But instead of keeping their folly to themselves, they choose to spread it through our radios, our televisions and publications as if they are gospel truth. Instead of facing reality as it is, they chose to embrace their fools' paradise, constructing a delusional narrative where they are the heroes, the knights in shining armor, against some nebulous evil. While in reality, they would essentially be gunned down by their enemies before they got their word out in the airwaves! I know all of this, as we torched most of their clubhouses here for making trouble against us... but I tell you, before we revved up our flamethrowers, we made it a habit to get them to hand over all of the intelligence in their position. Those trouble makers have so much classified intelligence in their hands, and yet none of them know have the mental capacity to utilize it!"

### Vietcong

*Trần Nhật Châu, a well-educated and read tank destroyer commander, was asked by a Soviet official to provide some insight into the opinions of Vietnam on the world at large.*

**Industrial Guild**:

### Allied Reservists

*Capt. Colin Powell was asked to speak with the press on behalf of his company.*

**Industrial Guild**:

**Southern Contingent:**

**American Unionists:** **\*ten-second pause\*** "The Unionists have kept their U.S. territories stable. You can go to Boise, then Boston, and see the results. That's all I'll say about them."

**MIR:** "Latin America had no shortage of dictators who preached democracy and did its opposite afterwards. For the record, I don't think that these despots, pro-Allied or pro-Soviet, belong in the modern age. But neither those who think that attacking peaceful governments or assassinating politicians can bring peace and equality for all. Should MIR try to export their 'revolution' to any Allied country, the Reservists will do everything in their power to ensure their failure any time."

### National Revolutionary Army

*The following is a leaked transcript of a conversation between Indian Field Marshal Chanda Sharma and former Lieutenant Zhao Wen of the National Revolutionary Army, who has recently fled to and been granted asylum in India.*

**Industrial Guild**:

### People's Liberation Army

**Industrial Guild**:

### Global Liberation Army

*The following is from letters found in a suspected GLA operative's flat in Syria during a raid by local authorities. They are addressed to the flat's owner and appear to show the author's political opinions.*

**Industrial Guild**:

### International Inc

*When a Satyr broke into the International Inc company offices, he found, among other things, this letter, which appears to be addressed from David Xanatos to Andrei Orlov.*

**Industrial Guild**:

**Southern Contingent:**

**American Unionists:** Our current contracting program with the Unionists continues to bring a steady income to our operations on the Eastern seaboard. Yet many have found it troubling with the actions our contractors seem to be going through as they follow through on their assignments. This must be discussed before something becomes too late.

**Phoenix Front:** They appear to be unable to afford our vehicles, which to us appears to be a greater blessing than downside. What hey have, however, are extensive networks of connections worldwide. Perhaps more reasonable members could be contacted once they're properly reformed?

### The Cult of the Black Hand

*Excerpts from speech by Seth the Undying to new initiates are as follows.*

**African League:**

**Technocratic Combine:** "The Combine believe that science will be its salvation! They believe that all will be succored by the gifts of priests! Yes, they believe that the knowledge they would provide will be a warm light for all mankind - but the knowledge we will provide for the world will set even their very spirits ablaze! The Technocrats are right to fear us, brothers, as we will take the gifts that they would have wasted on the weak and make it into the sword of purification it was meant to be! And then when their foppish dreams are broken, we shall grant them a prolonged death and cast them into the pit!"

**Industrial Guild**:

**Ukrazol Ecumene:** "The star demons offer us all a great boon, my siblings! They bring with them a great scourge with which to cleanse the weakness from humanity! They need worry not, for the strong, the illuminated among them shall also be saved by his coming! The weak among them, who can never hope to accept our spiritual liege shall be cast into the pit with the unworthy of humanity as we direct their scourge to heathens! Rejoice. my fellows, for the end times are here and never have we found so many willing to bring them about!"

**MIR:** "These guerrillas are the biggest fools of them all, useful idiots seen as nothing but disposable pawns for the false religion known as communism! They have shut themselves from true salvation, seeking comfort from their idols instead! They sever off their potential to be stronger, and they cut off those who believe to be above them, so they can on they can promote their idol known as 'equality'! For these, they must be beaten to subservience, and guided to attack the real enemies!"

**The Network:** "The Network seeks the truth, brothers, and we should only laugh at this! These weaklings are not true warriors, and even they know that they are cravens!" **WIP**

**Phoenix Front:** "The Irish are fools, brothers and sisters! Fools because they continue to believe that their salvation comes from the wrong messiah! We will try to show them that their path to the promised destiny is not by tearing down walls alone! It is through tearing down the false walls of their mind that we can achieve our goal! Hatred still lingers in their movement, and it must be unleashed like a flood so that they can fall closer to salvation!"