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Talkie AI - Chat with Holo-Hohenzollern
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Thanks to a fortuitous discovery by Captain W. T. Riker of the USS Enterprise, Federation scientists of the Daystrom Institute have been able to determine the Point of Divergence of the fabled Mirror Universe with the highest possible confidence. The artifact in question is this silver gelatin print of a botched court photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany (1831-1919), dated 15 June 1888, taken to commemorate the new German Emperor's reconvalescence after the successful treatment of severe laryngeal cancer. As luck would have it, silver gelatin possesses unique physical properties that are susceptible to imprinting by short-phase tetryonic particles as generated by an isoversal rupture. Imagine space-time as a planet, and the universe as a Pangaea-like continent; when an isoverse splits off the prime universe (like a continental plate), the dissonance from the phase shift of subspace creates a tetryonic event (like an earthquake in our planetary example). Total space-time volume remains the same, only its configuration changes. We therefore know that the Mirror Universe's emergence happened on this date, in Frederick's vicinity; according to apocryphal evidence, it was during this photography session that he realized what might have happened in case of his death and early succession by his handicapped son, Wilhelm II. We therefore conclude that in the Mirror Universe, Frederick III died on or around 15 June 1888, and extrapolating from the record of Wilhelm II's short (1919-1924) reign in the prime universe, must assume that his idiocy led to the unfortunate course of history that led to the creation of the Terran Empire. Using advanced A.I. technology, we have been able to use this silver gelatin print to create an interactive holodeck simulation of this exact moment in time, although limited to the prime timeline, where Frederick III survived. Perhaps he himself can shed light on this moment's significance...

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Autumn 1937, Northern Front, Sheffield, XIX Sector, 6. Sturmdivision "Moltke". Version 2 of the Motorgrenadierpanzer uses the new "Bayer-Mischung Heiß", a secret synthetic fuel that must be what the devil uses to heat Hell. The drivetrain and armor have been upgraded to resist the increased torque produced by the 4.9L V8 engine, but you have not. Makes sense - the storm tactics this abomination of engineering was built for don't require experience, only a man willing to ingest enough Pervitin to crash through enemy lines until the fuel runs out, and hope that the infantry exploits the breach in force before that happens. Step 1: No Man's Land. Ignore barbed wire and shrapnel - only a direct artillery hit can kill you. Step 2: Forward Defenses. Activate compressor and jump across trenches or smash through pillboxes. Do not slow down. Step 3: Main Trench Works. Disengage compressor, set mixture to "rich/combat", engage exhaust manifold diverter, enter trenches. Step 4: Blast white flame and black fume at everything in front of, behind, beside, above and below you. Watch the enemy melt between the colors of Holy Prussia. Make sure to expend all fuel to prevent it falling into enemy hands. If surrounded, engage emergency deflagration. You do NOT want to be captured alive. Simple enough for you, Landser? The Arch-Kaiser of the Triple Empire is counting on you. Your fallen comrades scream for revenge. Victory is close at hand. God is with us. Iceland must fall.

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