Rundown 004 Log Comparison

The following article lists the differences between logs in Rundown 004 and similar logs from GTFO as computed using a text comparison algorithm (see Notes for more information.)

## ARCHIVE004

### EBDT\_01BE1.LOG - EBDT\_01BE1.LOG

```
~~>>EBDT FRAGMENT 01BE1 START
>>ENC:~~ Mambo Media Services news wire
//Translation complete//
A Fractured History
Las Noticias Central, Science Desk
June 3rd 2050

As the cleanup continues after the devastating Merida quake, a team of scientists from the Instituto Geológico are trying to figure out when the Merida faultline appeared, and if the seismic shift was a sign of things to come, or a forgotten history.

Their research has not been limited to the Yucatan. In their quest for answers they have sought archeological societies as far north as the Texas Independence and as far south as Honduras. The answers they were seeking turned up at the Lamanai Archaeological Project in Belize. The team uncovered ancient Mayan records of several earthquakes in the region, with the most recent one being in the mid-13th century.

Researchers at the Lamanai ~~p~~Project studied scores of tablet inscriptions from their extensive library and discovered reference to a series of catastrophic population declines that occurred in the Yucatan between 800 and 1300 CE. Until the Merida quake, these population fluctuations were assumed to be related to the frequent outbreaks of disease in the region.

Now, with the context of the newly discovered fault line it seems like the ancient Mayan scribes were giving us more information than we knew. While disease is still almost certainly the reason for the massive drop in Mayan population during the 9th century, the cause of the disease is now much clearer. Earthquakes.

Earthquakes are not a major cause of casualties in the ancient world. Structures were too small and the population w~~as~~ere too widely dispersed to inflict mass casualties even from the most powerful of quakes. It is the famine and disease, and the hardship which follows that claims the ~~mo~~greatest number of lives. There have been man ~~[Corrupted]

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```

### WLVY548.LOG - EBDT\_WLVY548.LOG

```
D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Janson Davies
Receiver: Anders Johanson
Date: July 22nd 2050
Subject:Re: Services offered

Interesting. I'll be in touch.

J.

```

### 02BE1.LOG - EBDT\_02BE1.LOG

```
Private encryption//SMC mail server
From:Andrew Clinton B035
To:Gustavo Peres
Date:April 20th 2049
Subject: Your friends at SMC

Hey Gustavo,

Our mutual friend, JD, suggested I reach out to you again with regards to the situation in the Yucatan. If you need to hear from JD himself, I can have him call you.I'm sure he'd be happy to ease your mind if you're still concerned about our discussions.

To reiterate, the Santonian Mining Company are always ready to lend a hand with any cleanup operations or relief funds that may be needed when ~~the~~ disaster strikes.We pride ourselves on being proactive and rapid when responding to such matters, and I hope our donation to several of your personal charity organizations shows we mean business.

With that ~~being~~ said, can you offer any further insight as to when SMC will be able to get to the area so we can help? We're itching to get involved, and though we're sure you have many people offering aid, none of them have the backing of JD, nor can they offer the kind of financial support that we can offer.

Yours in haste,
Andrew.

```

### IHYQ456.LOG - EBDT\_IHYQ456.LOG

```
D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.A074.tier5.a_clinton.flagged

Andrew,
It has come to my attention that some SMC employees are using inappropriate terms to describe the NAM-V virus. There are several terms being used, including:

The Garganta Flu
The Stoop
Stoop Throat
The Pits

It is imperative that the use of these terms is immediately stopped. Connecting the virus to our facility could lead to Public Relations disaster, and also casts a pejorative light on Santonian, Project Insight, and Dreyfus Industries. The use of these terms has already reached Mr. Davies, and we both agree that banning the use of these words within the company is imperative. I have already taken steps to ensure that everyone in Project Insight has been sufficiently trained on the correct nomenclature. You must do the same for your SMC employees.

The correct term for the virus is NAM-V. This is a new virus and we are still investigating the causes, origin, and effects. We cannot for sure say if it originated in the lower levels of Garganta, nor can we conclusively state that it has caused the recent surge in suicide attempts, and we certainly cannot risk any employee carrying these false notions to the outside world.

My team continues to work on decoding the virus, and on developing a vaccine. Your team must start controlling the narrative.

Thank you,
Dean Lockwood

```

### ALKN234.LOG - EBDT\_ALKN234.LOG

```
Analyst Report
Reported by: Boris Stanovich C066 (Report Analyst, Medical Dept.)
Date of Report: December 12th 2052
Report: #SAMD-C043-07

Report Summary
This report details the most recent employee health statistics at both Garganta and the SMC controlled coastal sectors.

An alarming increase in the suicide rate has been noticed during the second half of 2052. While depression and psychological issues are to be expected with a work force spending extended periods of time underground, the numbers reveal a steady rise in psycho-pharmaceutical use. The upward trend began in April 2052, and surged dramatically throughout the year.

At the time of writing this report, 34~~,~~.7% of the SMC workforce based within Garganta have reported psychological disturbances. Our medical teams are dealing with this as best we can, but a more focused psychological evaluation of all employees is merited. We have suggested regular "day-breaks" for all employees to allow them to recuperate at one of the coastal camps, and are waiting for approval. Although pharmaceutical remedy may ease the suffering of those afflicted with depression, the method is a stop gap. Exposure to natural sunlight and open space is the only long-term solution recommended by the medical staff.

Accompanying the mental health concerns, the physical health of the workforce has declined recently. Reports of malaise, lethargy, and exhaustion account for a total of 8,350 man hours lost. The productivity rate of those not reporting sick has also declined, with multiple reports of "daydreaming" and "wandering" employees, particularly with the lower level construction teams. This condition has been coined the "Garganta Flu" though as ~~of~~ yet, we have not discovered any physical cause for this influenza-like condition.

It is recommended that we move from a 3-shift workforce to a 4-shift workforce. The additional 2 hours for each can then be used for mandatory sunlight exposure and a physician approved exercise regimen.

Boris Stanovich C066

```

## ALT://Rundown 4.0

### 02EX2.LOG - 276-908-7U8

```
~~>>EBDT FRAGMENT 02BE2 START
>>ENC:~~ Mambo Media Services news wire
Iridium, SMC, Price Skyrockets
Report from Torsten Kass, Financial Correspondent, WNA
March 24th~~3rd~~ 2049

The Iridium price~~price for iridium~~ surged to an all-time high of $2868~~53~~ per troy oz on Friday in the final hours of trading after Zoltran Data Storage announced they will be transitioning all of their hardware over to TurboByte Hard Drives. TurboByte uses Iridium alloy in their 5 Petabyte system, which will become Zoltran~~mbo~~'s primary storage hardware in all of their data facilities.

In response to the price climb, shares in Santonian Mining Company (SMC) ~~also~~ rose by 8.2% in a single day.Santonian are the market leaders in rare mineral and metal farming, and have s~~b~~een steadily increasing market value in the last decade due to massive infrastructure investment from their parent company, Dreyfus Industries. A stock split is expected to be announced at the end of the fiscal year.

The surge is expected to continue in the next few months as the new 16k broadcast standard comes into effect in North America and Western Europe. IRLED displays that meet the criteria will be hitting the market in the next few months, using tech based on Iridium~~,~~ alloys. Iridium is a firm BUY.

```

### ALKN234.LOG - KAL-P48-7FR

```
Analyst Report
Reported by: Boris Stanovich C066 (Report Analyst, Medical Dept.)
Date of Report: December 12th 2052
Report: #SAMD-C043-07

Report Summary
This report details the most recent employee health statistics at both Garganta and the SMC controlled coastal sectors.

An alarming increase in the suicide rate has been noticed during the second half of 2052. While depression and psychological issues are to be expected with a work force spending extended periods of time underground, the numbers reveal a steady rise in psycho-pharmaceutical use. The upward trend began in April 2052, and surged dramatically throughout the year.

At the time of writing this report, 34.4~~,7~~% of the SMC workforce based within the Garganta complex have reported psychological disturbances. Our medical teams are dealing with this as best we can, but a more focused psychological evaluation of all employees is merited. We have suggested regular "day-breaks" for all employees to allow them to recuperate at one of the coastal camps, and are waiting to for approval. Although pharmaceutical remedy may ease the suffering of those afflicted with depression, the method is a stop gap. Exposure to natural sunlight and open space is the only long~~-~~term solution recommended by the medical staff.

Accompanying the mental health concerns, the physical health of the workforce has declined recently. Reports of malaise, lethargy, and exhaustion account for a total of 8,350 man hours lost. The productivity rate of those not reporting sick has also declined, with multiple reports of "daydreaming" and "wandering" employees, particularly with the lower level construction teams. This condition has been coined the "Garganta Flu" though as ~~of~~ yet, we have not discovered any physical cause for this influenza-like condition.

It is recommended that we move from a 3-shift workforce to a 4-shift workforce. The additional 2 hours for each can then be used for mandatory sunlight exposure and a physician approved exercise regimen.

Boris Stanovich C066

```

### WG8T66.LOG - EPL-LPY-T7N

```
28~~4~~x neonatal HS units
12x cases N-33S_endocrine_stimulator
12x cases gambogic amide ampules
8~~4~~x catalyzer chambers
12~~6~~x Synthetic NGF protein clusters

Delivery Confirmation:: B-528~~2~~ Xavier Lightfoot
Note: Goods received by KDS representative #00118-G at Zone 44~~5~~ Area C~~B~~ checkpoint as per instructions.

```

### IHYQ456.LOG - 7JH-PPP-SAD

```
D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.A074.tier5.a_clinton.flagged

Andrew,
It has come to my attention that some SMC employees are using inappropriate terms to describe the NAM-V virus. There are several terms being used, including:

The Garganta Flu
The Stoops
Stoop Throat
The Pits

T~~It is imperative that t~~he use of these terms must~~is~~ immediately stop~~ped~~. Connecting the virus to our facility could lead to Public Relations disaster, and also casts a pejorative light on Santonian and any affiliated organization~~, Project Insight, and Dreyfus Industrie~~s. The use of these terms has already reached Mr. Davies, and we both agree that banning the use of these words within the company is of the utmost importanc~~imperativ~~e. I have ~~already~~ taken steps to ensure that everyone in Project Insight has been sufficiently trained on the correct nomenclature. You must do the same for your SMC employees.

The correct term for the virus is NAM-V. This is a new virus and we are still investigating the causes, origin, and effects. We cannot for sure say if it originated in ~~the lower levels of~~ Garganta, nor can we conclusively state that it has caused the recent surge in suicide attempts, and we certainly cannot risk any employee carrying these false notions to the outside world.

My team continues to work on decoding the virus, and on developing a vaccine. Your team must start controlling the narrative.

Thank you,
Dean Lockwood

```

## Notes

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(This article was last generated on January 22, 2024)