The Crucible    by Rick Bentsen
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From the Collected Journals of Fleet Admiral Charles Xarin November 4th, 2296: The Shadorin Empire. Never in our history has the Terran Confederation faced such a brutal and terrifying enemy as the Shadorin Empire. It is my sincere hope that if we were to survive this conflict with the Shadorin Empire that we never come across an enemy of their like again...