Andrereturnedhomefromtheeco-podlatethatnight,hisheadswimmingwiththoughtsandquestions.Hetookthesleepaidshisdoctorhadprescribedandcrawledintobed.Afterlessthanfourhoursoffitful,off-and-onsleep,hejumpedoutofbed,pickeduptheglasseco-sphere,andcarriedittohisexecutiveofficeintheTowerofStars.Followingtheoldman'sadvice,Andredelicatelyarrangedtheglassorbanditsstandatophisofficedesk.Thenheplacedaglobe-shapedlampjustabovetheorb,adjustingitto"day-nightmode"tosimulatethenaturalday-nightshiftsinambientlight.Tha
2023-10-20Ashewatched,Andrerealizedthatthewallsofthehallwayroseverticallyfromtheground,curvingoveratthetoptoformadome.Thetransparentwallsrevealedthespacebehindthem.Astrangeplant'screepingvineshadnearlyengulfedtheentirehallway,anditsgiantleaveswerelayeredsothickthattheyalmostcoveredtheentirewallbehindit.Thehardyvinesoverlappedandspread,fillingalmosteveryinchofthehallway.Andrestoodsilently,inaweoftheawesomedisplay.Theweirdodorseemedtobegettingstrongerovertime.Itsmelledlikesomethingwasrotting,buttherewasalso
2023-10-20AndrewascuriousaboutwhatAntonhadbeenupto.MaybehehadbeenexploringEarth?
2023-10-20Aboutamonthago,anunusualsignalwasdetected,originatingfromdeepwithintheGardenStargate.ReportsindicatedthatthesignalwassentfromanunknownLoneIslandStarSystem.Thiswasnotunheardof,giventhattheongoingwarhadalreadydamagedmostoftheStargates,turningnumerousstarsystemsintoloneislands.DesperateresidentsfromtheseisolatedstarsystemswouldsendoutdistresssignalsusingtheLagrangepointatthedamagedStargate.Antonios'StargateMonitoringDepartmenthadreceivedthousandsofsuchpleasthroughouttheyears.However,thissignalstood
2023-10-20EarthCalendar,theyear4908,halfacenturyaftertheGardenCampaign.Ondaysfilledwithanxiety,Andre,CEOoftheAntoniosConsortium,likedtovisittheobservationdeckontheTowerofStars.Thedistant,chillyglowfromthestarsalwaysprovidedhimwithmomentaryrelief.There'sanoldtalethatclaimsthat,atanygiventime,standingonthetopoftheTowerofStarsgrantsyouthebestviewofallthestarsinthegalaxy.Yet,manybelievethatthestarscanstillbeviewedfromCarilionBoulevardduetothevastapertureinthedomeaboveitwhichgrantsanyoneinthevicinityanunimpede
2023-10-20Thebrightsunwasextinguish'd,Andthestarsdidwanderdarklingintheeternalspace,Rayless,andpathless,AndtheicyearthswungblindAndblackeninginthemoonlessair;Morncameandwent—andcame,Andbroughtnoday,Andmenforgottheirpassionsinthedreadofthistheirdesolation;Andallheartswerechill'dIntoaselfishprayerforlight...Thewindswerewither'dinthestagnantair,Andthecloudsperish'd;windshalt,andmistsdisperse,DarknesshadnoneedOfaidfromthem—ShewastheUniverse.—ExcerptedfromLordByron's"Darkness"PrologueThewarwasdrawingtoaclose.T
2023-10-20DearExplorers,Duetoscheduleadjustments,InfiniteLagrangewillsuspendtheregularmaintenanceonOctober4,2023,whichwillberestoredsinceOctober11,2023.Thanksforyourpassionandsupport.
2023-09-28The contents of this maintenance update are as follows:
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