Well gear Wars fans, Rookie is back again, atriuggling desperately tw raneuber what happen- ed to quEI. You're going to have to help me out. Remember quEI is a training module parked on the after- deck of INSULA, a small, snug space station. quEI more or less replaced two older training modules which disappeared - Sure " Divine Universe and Pure Worldly Cosmos.

The Universe was populated by Sures, and was dedicated to the principle of Universal- ity. Those who worked at Cosmos were called Pores and dug Cosmo—- politanism. WuPEI contains survivors of both the Universe and the Cosmos. Its guiding principles are Grarth and Insularity. Nev recruits to *uPEI are called Prwkies, who are often, but: not alwa s hai V Aliens.

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We Rookies had a hard time around quEI. The Sures would go around muttering about how we weren't Sure enough, and definitely lacked the proper degree of INSUIAR— ITY. The Purcs, who were much more badly decimated during the wreck of their module, tended to leave us alone, but they, too, could raise guorulous doubts, scmetimes about our Purity, and, alas, even about our Insularity. At least they didn't care about our commitment to Universal ity .

My problem is to try to figure out what to WLLDEI. I think it blew up when the Four (Five?) Horsemen tried to convert it suddenly into Sure Heavenly Island of Technology. But I'm not sure it blew up, and my head wounds frm the explosion have kept me. From getting up and around and checking to see if it's still there. I kind of thi' poo. . ive. I

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saw a letter from Wolf, one of the Four Horsemen, and he was howling about how he got all beat up by u. ( mg of quEI students, Rookies and sane of the Sures and Pores. Also he's given up listening to Rock music, and that's a good sign.

Rock, the Empire Umpire, didn't leave the Rock. Instead he stayed around to Umpire the regular Empire Council meeting. rThe very fact there still is an Empire Council Eggests to me that quEI may have survived. And I heard rumours the Rock was acting more like an Umoire and less like an Emperor. Maybe he got tired of

running around naked in

all the cold weather we've been having, whenever he wasn't draped in his brand new Emperor robes.

Like the Wolf, Rock has changed his taste in music. Could it be even he is sick of Pock music? But Rock music, ironically,

was never Rock's stvle

anyway. He preferred the two-step and, of course, Pcmp and Circumstance. In any case his old croon about Growth and Insularity seems to have given way to another hit from the past. There he was, on stage with Princess Freah, whose planet he and Dark Paider, his chief Imperial Guards- man,had threatened to blow up,,and what do you think came out? (The Rock actually has a pleasant singing voice, although his delivery lacks convict ion.)

Ya gotta have art!

Piles and miles and smiles of art'.

Oh it's nice to have some genius of course

But keep that old art before the Horsemen!

We'll keep Art alive To thrive and survive On old INSULA;

This got a nice round of applause and led people to think that perhaps Rock and Wolf might be led to sing

a duet some day. But Wolf sings about games, not art. And he's much too dedicated to the old Insular macho to let art creep into his image.

What us Rookies would like to see is Dark Raider singing "Ya gotta have Art", preferably in an unforgettable drag imitation of Bet Midler. But that's too much to hope for.

The Movers and Shakers seem to be shaky all right - more on that later.

Star Dragger is still

out among the remotest planets, on a secret mission that involves the fate of all the space stations.

Pan Colo lost one of his best space ships, during a sneak attack. But he's looking for another one!

Who was that Masked Man anyway?

Keep the faith .

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The Rookie