| Chapter One - The dawn of a new era |
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At this stage in my experimentations it becomes necessary to begin a diary. A log if you will of the trials, tribulations and indeed discoveries of my work here. Firstly I shall bring forth my past so the reader can understand why my inventions are needed in our current world climate and also to assist future generations in tracing their history. Up until the late 1800's I was merely a captain in her Majesty's army. Little did we know that the next few years would change the world. A man called Verne hypothesised upon a method by which a small crew of people could travel to the moons surface. Everyone thought his books were mere fiction, however this was not to be. It soon emerged that a collaboration was underway by three of the worlds greatest nations. England, Germany and France, to make Vernes dreams a reality. The governments of these countries all watching as Verne released his theories onto a populous in the form of stories, seeping into peoples thoughts readying them for that fateful day.
It was on a fateful day in 1865 the combined governments of those countries unleashed upon the world the columbiad Lunar Projectile Craft (or CLPC as it was known). The CLPC that could be fired not as a ball from a cannon but using carefully staged acceleration to escape our worlds atmosphere and reach the lunar surface just as in Vernes writings. Various religious leaders condemned the trip as heresy, scientists scoffed and people gabbled about nothing else in the streets. The day of launch came and hundreds flocked to watch this first voyage into the stars. How I wish now we had realised at the time exactly what damage we could cause with this one simple act of scientific exploration. I remember clearly sitting by the wireless in the officers quarters as our prime minister spoke the fateful words that would plunge us into a time of darkness, discovery and warfare. |
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