Humanity Endures
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Desperation, ideals, greed, and hope - they all have a role to play in tearing the galaxy apart.
The human race finds itself at the precipice; a mysterious, monstrous force threatens everything in the cosmos, and all the while, the unity of humanity's Empire threatens to shatter just when it is needed most.
Never before has extinction been so tangible a possibility, and never before has exceptional courage, intellect, and luck been more needed.
This is a story about more than just people, their ambitions, and their conflicts: it is a story about crisis, set in a universe where survival, for any side, and for anyone, may be impossible.
It remains to be seen if the popular patriotic saying, "Humanity endures," will remain true - even for a week.
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