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## Welcome Medical Officer Soulfire...
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I send this communication out, knowing full well the risk I am taking.
Our last incursion into the Matrix was an idealistic one, to say the least. Strong examples seem to be the only thing to shake people out of their apathy, and we saw fit to provide one. That message did not go unheard, and there were...reprisals. It didn't matter what tech we had to evade the Machines; every time we came up with something new, the enemy seemed to find a way to counter it. Stealth no longer mattered, and we began to take increasingly bolder risks just to complete our tasks.
It was decided that our Matrix incursions would need to be mitigated; stepping up our operations in the Real would make us more effective. We are very adept at evading the Machines there, and over time, we have become...exceedingly efficient at it.
But now something draws us back. What it is, we cannot say. However, I would like to say this: we have not forgotton who we are or what we are here to do. We do NOT care what happens to us, as our lives were forfeit to this cause long ago. We remember our friends, and those that have already given their lives for the cause. Theirs is glory unimaginable.
So I leave this message to our supporters out there...the Mentor is alive. The cause is ours for the moment. It matters not where any of you have come to call home. Your heart and soul belongs to ZION, it always has. We sincerely hope you make the right decision, should that time ever come.
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