Peacecraft File 2
AC 145 WINTER
The explosion of the Earth delegation shuttle in the vicinity of the L-1 colony cluster was finally announced as an act of terrorist by colonial extremists. The sole survivor, Duke Cinquant Khushrenada, expressed his feelings [by stating], "I think it is regrettable that the path to peaceful coexistence between Earth and the colonies comes to an end," and the Earth Sphere United Alliance Army added that [it] ought to be stationed in the colonies [ALT: and CINQUANT added that the ESUAA ought to be stationed in the colonies #0]. Regarding Sabrina Peacecraft, who was supposed to have been the other survivor, she was reported by the mass media as having died with the other passengers. Since then, no, since before then, history was full of ostentation and deception. Everything was handled with a (sort of) white washed interpretation [of events] that was favorable to the authorities. The colonies and Earth had decided that the AC 145 [shuttle] incident was the start of the antagonism [between them], but in fact this beginning is a fabrication through and through. On the one side, the rebels and United Alliance Army's deadlock in the Norther European kingdom of Cinq continued. The skirmishes at the (very) front lines were (see-sawing) one step forward and one step back; and despite the ocean blockade in [Cinq's] territorial waters that had been [in effect] for nearly half a year, [neither side] was able to make the decisive blow. Here a "buzzword" appeared. Though it truly was a momentary fad, it was (a word that was) exactly like it was the "truth" [ALT: it was a word that was taken at face value as being the truth]. Throughout history, these kinds of frequently appearing "buzzwords" often lead the masses off in the wrong direction. In the AC era, it was this [phrase]:
Early conclusion
In truth, this was ceased-thinking conclusionism and simple logic. Of course, an urgent situation that is getting worse must quickly be ended. However, as the situation was at a standstill, it was not necessary to arrive at an immediate conclusion [at the expense of one] that would allow for a gentle, good change to occur. Speaking more concretely-
"Because people will naturally die as long as the war continues, and where a number of victims is unavoidable, it is better to use a WMD (lit: large scale weapon) and wipe out the rebel forces once and for all."
-is one mode of thinking. This loses sight of the real issue. At the same time, the people were under the impression that they had thought up the words themselves. [Because of that buzzword], there was a tendency to value an 'end' to the war over the 'life' of a person. Mass media, which caters to public opinion, also backed the irresponsible 'early conclusion.' The United Alliance Army executives decided to launch a nuclear warhead (limited area dispute use that is in the satellite orbit 216/3/4-6).
"Set the launch for midnight on November 27th [#1], colony standard time." That was, of course, an order of the utmost top-secret importance. All the people were being lead around by their noses with superstitious sounding 'catch phrases' like 'it will be easier once it's over' without careful deliberation; they don't notice that they themselves are accomplices. Spreading thoughts of conventional conclusion didn't spread out 216/3/11-12. All they could do was move forward. They had lost the power to imagine. Humans who have lost their imagination can find value only in results. One may sympathize with this state of mind. And that is a terribly deep sin.
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Sabrina was taken in by the Darlians. However, the Darlians were [no longer] affluent but had mortgaged their luxurious home and spacious grounds and were poised to relinquish them in few months' time. Because their own country had been taken over by the rebels, the Earth Sphere United Alliance was imposing a heavy tax upon them. Moreover, the colonies' middle classes gave official notice of 'wealth redistribution.' For the upper classes, [they, the middle classes] commenced the dismantling of the upper classes' 'vested interests.' The ever-magnanimous Darlians accepted all these demands and chose to relinquish their fortune. A sharp decline began. [Katerina] had to give up the (early morning) horseback riding and space walks. She even gave up her adored horse. Without the means to employ a tutor, it was decided that Heero Yuy would be discharged at the end of the month. For Katerina, that was the one thing she didn't want. Heero, however, consented. As he hadn't ever really done any tutoring, he had felt guilty about receiving the monthly reparation (lit: salary). When the seed in Katerina's heart sprouted with sadness, it probably had not yet been foreseen that this feeling would become 'love' in due time . It was Sabrina who breathed very different air from the Darlians [family] 217/1/4-5<. At this time, she closed her heart and did nothing but play the piano. She continually played Chopin's Revolutionary [#2]. Or she chose the difficult "mazurka" [#3]. These songs' senses of speed could not be expressed if they were not played from memory [thus allowing] one [to focus] on the keyboard. But they were excessively elaborate and short in emotion. It is believed that Sabrina definitely seemed to want to forget. Her country, her parents, the people who had perised in the shuttle explosion, and now, even herself; [she was] now a nobody. Yet the more she concentrated on the song, the more the faces of the people she'd lost came back to haunt her. She fell into a spiral of loss and the gap between herself and her surroundings widened. As a result, she became unable to concentrate on anything other than the songs and while the vicious circle continued without end, she continued beating the abyssally depressed keys [ALT: she continued to be the keys in her abyssal depression [adjectival order] 217/2/12-13<].
Then, unexpectedly, she heard a voice speaking at her ear. If she focused too much on things, she would fall into an certain type of a state of trance 217/2/10-11. Despite the mezzo forte of the piano, she could hear the discussion of her littler sister Katerina and the tutor Heero Yuy in the neighboring room. Their voices seemed to have a certain anxiousness and reluctance in their soon-to-end relationship. It was a heated, lively discussion.
"Emmanuel Kant isn't saying 'one cannot lie' 'for the sake of eternal peace.'"
"Kant is saying that the foundation of moral metaphysics is: 'one must not tell lies whatever the circumstances.' So it stands to reason that it would be under that heading. For peace, 'sublime goals' and 'obligatory motive' are necessary and without that, if (decorating with falsehoods) isn't permissible, then bloody battle is also negated and peace that came of it will have no value."
Sabrina stopped playing, and she faced the adjoining room, drawing closer,
"Please tell me what you mean, in detail," Sabrina posed the question from the doorway. "I can accept that 'peace' is morally correct. Ergo, isn't it more important that 'peace' be achieved, regardless of the 'means'?"
"You're saying that peace achieved by military intervention is also just, yes?"
"Yes......"
"Come in......" said Heero, "you're wrong." Heero had two students for his final class. [#3.5]
"I am wrong!" Tears flooded Sabrina's eyes. "Isn't it obvious that [I am? you are?]wrong?" She went sobbing to Heero's arms. Heero was perplexed, hit as he was by Sabrina's flood of emotion. "I want to see Sam...... I want to see Sam!"
"Sam......?"
Sabrina's emotional support was the cat Sam who she had left on Earth. Katerina was likely sympathetic to her older sister's state. But sure enough, seeing her snuggled against Heero and in tears unmistakeably disquieted her heart. Katerina's expression was different from usual. Gone was the carefree cheek, it was replaced with dark jealous/envy.
Even though we have the same face, Sabrina is an angel from Earth......I'm the lost child that was thrown away in space.
That may have been the second when she realized the happiness which she had enjoyed was [actually] a 'hard life' that was [only] called 'freedom.'
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Sabrina and Katerina were, on the surface, close sisters, but it was (perhaps) enmity neither one wanted to acknowledge that ran through their hearts. One might even call it an abhorrence of their closest relation. The two of them did not share a bedroom as if that were the most natural thing [#3.75]. Nevertheless, since their rooms were next to each other, it was possible for one to pay a visit to the other. That, however, had not yet happened even once. The siblings never spent the night talking, or shared their feelings or comforted one another. Undoubtedly any words they exchanged were empty ones. Worry for their country or thoughts of their father and mother (probably) only brought sighs and it was (probably) impossible to fill the deep gulf that had been dug between them. However, Katerina had been taught by Heero Yuy. If humans were intended to discover what it means to 'live,' each individual's thoughts were important and there was no particular need to limit it to history or place or environment. Setting aside the fact that her (older) twin sister--who was this young woman named Sabrina?--Katerina screwed up the courage to go and pay a visit to Sabrina's room.
In fact, now that I'm on this soapbox, isn't that "carbon is the only basis of life" the antithesis of the scientific method, give we have but one paltry example of life supported on a carbon-based system (that is to say: earth). Kind of seems like a classic case