Alacritous Regress
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Ongoing7h 30m
Last published Thu, Nov 1, 2018
A wizard, an engineer, and a space alien are trapped inside a small tin can far from the nearest star.
This is the story of the starship Alacritous. Its two year mission, to visit ordinary old planets, to prevent alien interaction. To boldly maintain the status quo.
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