>>7215041To carry on the will of Man to the stars above, and see his toils carven out in the flesh of the heavenly bodies which he, with vigor and yearning, gazed to with wonder in ancient days. Decline to accept the end of man, brother, for man is with you in heart and body; the spirit of all your ancestors and forgotten relatives of yore, who worked tirelessly to craft from this holy Earth a mark of their own. They have borne with themselves the will of all Mankind, and now so must thee. The torch of conquest and creation burns inside all men, and whether that flame is passed on to another generation, or burns out with the ashes of a weaker soul is a matter that lies with you.
Who are we to leave behind the fire lit eons ago, by the fathers of our fathers immemorable? Who are we to spit upon the glorious crafts that they long, long ago bequeathed to us? All what we have derives from them. Now it is our turn to make proud the men of older times. Now is it is time to heave forth the will of Man.
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