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there was a great rejoicing. Even

2:00

as the blessed Altman was led to his

2:02

death, fruit was known

2:04

that everything he had said was true,

2:08

or the governments of Earth would not have feared

2:10

him so. His

2:12

very assassination was proof of his

2:14

truth. His death

2:17

is proof of our faith. Proof

2:20

that we are one. That

2:23

the living and the dead are but

2:25

facets of the same existence. That

2:28

we shall be made whole.

2:31

As the Ganymede colonial government insists,

2:33

the power shortages that have threatened all the least

2:35

major cities are a thing of the past. Thanks

2:38

to a total restructuring of prices

2:40

and healthcare affecting both Enki Katana

2:42

and Marius Landon. Local

2:44

facilities are said to be at breaking

2:46

point, in spite of the emergency funding

2:48

provided. Do not witness the jealousy and

2:50

the rage that are truth and genders.

2:54

They have spread lies about us. They

2:57

have lobbied for laws to be made against

2:59

us. They have

3:01

sought to infiltrate and

3:03

divide us. But

3:06

brothers and sisters, they

3:09

have failed. Don't

3:11

think that's true at all. The first

3:13

settlers on Ganymede were tough. The people

3:16

here are still tough. It's

3:18

a myth that the Unitologists prey on the weak. They

3:21

take anyone, but they particularly target

3:23

the rich and powerful for membership.

3:26

It isn't some lack of mental fortitude in

3:28

the population that makes them such a force

3:30

on Ganymede. It's the very fact

3:32

we are tough. We have

3:34

something to offer them. We're useful. What

3:37

we should be worried about is, what

3:39

are they using us for? Meanwhile, Marius

3:41

Landon has been confirmed as the

3:44

Jovian city of culture. Settlements

3:46

throughout Jupiter's moon bid on the

3:48

honors, which is estimated to have

3:50

cost Ganymede. The colonial government has

3:53

denied suggestions of interfering in media

3:55

reports concerning the recent corruption scandal.

3:58

Members of the Pacific Oversight Committee deny

4:00

influence programs involving lobbyists representing

4:02

the Enki Kudena chapter of

4:05

the Church of Unitology. A

4:07

spokesperson upon the Ram-doers and the

4:10

bearers of false witness. In

4:13

their ignorance, they will

4:15

struggle against us, and

4:18

the fight shall make us stronger. In

4:21

the knowledge we shall not move on

4:23

and leave them behind. We

4:26

shall join. This

4:30

will make us more.

4:35

Dead Space. Deep

4:37

Cover. Episode

4:42

1. What

4:53

am I watching? This is from

4:55

the apartment of Fuma Hero Zane. The

4:58

guy who- Yes, the guy who bought it. This

5:00

is from three nights ago. His household AI

5:02

kept the last 48 hours of camera footage, and this is

5:04

from near the end. It's mostly

5:07

sound, the lighting isn't great. Where

5:09

did you get this? We're a news

5:11

channel, this kind of thing isn't supposed to be

5:13

public. Shh. Clementine,

5:16

draw the blinds and divert all calls. I'm

5:19

done for the day. Clementine? The

5:22

household AI. One of those ones

5:24

with a name. At least he didn't set

5:26

it to talk back. Then

5:28

take a message. If anyone from the

5:30

colonial parliament calls, I didn't know they were going to

5:32

ask me those questions. I was just

5:34

going to tell them the facts. They had all these-

5:37

these traps. You know, what would you do

5:39

if it was one of your relatives? Who

5:42

in the government do you think is

5:44

a unitologist? Be specific, Mr. Zane. No

5:46

sitting on the fence. Our

5:48

viewers need to know. I

5:51

knew what buttons to press, so I- Yes,

5:55

I used some forthright language, but I

5:57

didn't say anything that was untrue as far as I knew. I

6:01

don't know. Turned into something more... diplomatic

6:04

and ceded to them as they call. Put

6:07

the lasagna on. I haven't eaten all day.

6:11

What was that? What was that?

6:14

Clementine? Is something broken?

6:17

Speech protocols activate. Did

6:20

something break? Clementine,

6:24

is there someone else here? Clem?

6:28

Clem, are you on? Hey!

6:31

Hey, wherever you are, this is private property.

6:33

I have a silent alarm to the police

6:36

and they'll be here in less than three

6:38

minutes. Oh,

6:42

fuck! Back

6:45

off! Stay back! What

6:47

the fuck are you? And

6:59

that's it. The recording cuts off. So

7:02

that's what killed him. Someone got

7:04

into his apartment and they were making a hell of

7:06

a noise. Sounds like someone

7:08

crazy, or on drugs, maybe?

7:10

Who was it? We are

7:14

not sure. Here, I'll run it back. Oh,

7:17

fuck! Back

7:19

off! Stay back! Oh, see

7:21

them. They moved so fast. We

7:25

ran the few frames where they appear through the analysis

7:27

programs, but there aren't enough angles. There's

7:31

something about the arms. They're

7:33

too long and jointed

7:35

wrongly. I'm

7:38

thinking some kind of prosthetic. You

7:40

didn't answer the question. I

7:42

told you, we don't know who it was. The question

7:44

about where the hell you got this footage.

7:48

I'm an old school journalist, Emily, and I never reveal

7:50

my sources. Don't give me that.

7:52

The only news on Zane was that

7:54

he died in his apartment. Nothing

7:56

about any evidence or a suspect.

7:59

This isn't possible. public, Marsh, you got this from

8:01

the cops. A

8:03

good editor has contacts everywhere, including the

8:06

police. Look,

8:08

I don't want you knowing anything that might

8:10

be compromising. It's better that

8:12

I protect you from sensitive information. Zane

8:15

got ripped in half, that's pretty sensitive.

8:18

Why show me this at all? You've

8:20

been with us, what, six years? About

8:23

that, why? And you've

8:25

got the experience of a journalist with many times that.

8:27

When the boss starts complimenting me,

8:30

it's usually bad news. But

8:32

you have. Your work with the cops means

8:34

you're a damn sight more competent than any of the stringers

8:37

I work with. What

8:39

I'm saying is, I appreciate

8:41

what you can do, Emilyne. Thanks.

8:44

But remember, I haven't worked with the police

8:46

in a long time. They're

8:48

very different from when I was there. Half

8:51

of them are in the riot squad now.

8:53

You still have the technical skills, though. In

8:56

the common damn sense. I

8:59

trust you. I guess that's not

9:01

in great supply these days. The

9:04

marsh I know isn't the hugs

9:06

and free pizza type of boss.

9:09

So you're not telling me this just to

9:11

pass the time. No.

9:14

Emilyne, I can't go public

9:16

with this. But I'm not

9:18

just gonna let it lie on some police server forever, either.

9:21

We're not just talking headlines here, Ganymede

9:23

has to know. I

9:26

have to follow up on Zane, and there aren't many people

9:28

I trust to do it. I don't

9:30

like this. Of course you

9:32

don't. A man got turned into dog food and calling his

9:34

security is keeping a lid on it. This

9:36

is exactly the kind of story that makes journalists

9:38

disappear. It's

9:41

also the kind that makes us actually change things for

9:43

the better. You want me to

9:45

look into it. More than that. I

9:48

want you to go undercover. Come

9:51

on, Marsh. I haven't done that for a

9:53

long time. And if I remember

9:55

rightly, it was three months of misery and boredom

9:57

for about 30 seconds of coverage.

10:00

on the local news. That

10:02

was organized crime two-bit stuff. This is

10:04

bigger. Who

10:06

is it, Marsh? The

10:09

Unitologists. Of course it

10:11

is. Zane lobbied against the

10:13

Unitologists for years. If anyone wanted

10:15

him dead, it was the church. Quibono,

10:18

remember? You think

10:20

they killed Zane? That's

10:22

what you're going to find out. There must be a

10:25

dozen reporters you could put on this you trust,

10:27

at least as well as me. None

10:29

of them were technical aids to call any police. If

10:32

the church has anything hidden on a server, you'll

10:34

find it. You can keep up the

10:36

mask and dig up everything they've buried while you're at it. You're

10:39

ready for it, Emmeline. I think you know that. It

10:43

feels like something I should be pushing

10:45

back against. Alarm bells should

10:47

be going off. I

10:50

look for a reason to say no, and... I

10:55

can't think of a damned one. And

10:58

then... there's your sister. Who

11:03

told you about Maddie? Sorry.

11:06

I have to protect my sources. You

11:08

asshole. When did you hear

11:10

from her last? Three years

11:13

ago, just after Mom died. She

11:16

didn't even tell me she was joining the church.

11:18

She just... stopped calling one

11:20

day. Then we learned

11:22

she'd run to the Unitologists. If

11:25

she's still with the church, you'll find her. But

11:27

only if you're looking from the inside. I

11:30

can set you up with credentials so they'll never know you're

11:32

a journal. The text can get

11:35

you fitted for biological recorder. Every

11:37

way I can help you, I will. I'm

11:40

serious about this. The Unitologists have

11:43

had their claws into Ganymede since the colonists

11:45

built the first domes. We

11:47

can break them wide open. And

11:49

you had to bring Maddie into it.

11:53

Like I said, I'm an old-school

11:55

journalist. The old ways aren't

11:57

always news. Well,

12:00

that doesn't leave me with a choice. There's

12:03

always a choice, Emily. Bullshit.

12:06

When do I start? Do

12:18

you feel empty? Do

12:20

you wake up in the morning without direction? In

12:23

the blur of our fast-paced

12:25

interstellar existence, do you seek

12:27

something more than simply wondering

12:29

why inhabiting countless

12:31

planetary colonies has left the

12:34

human species scattered and isolated?

12:39

We were not meant to exist

12:41

light years away from one another

12:43

with travel between our colonies both

12:45

difficult and expensive and

12:47

the intimidating vastness of space

12:49

mocking our attempts to connect. We

12:53

were meant to live together, but in

12:55

the current age, we are so often

12:57

alone. If only

12:59

there was a solution to the cruel

13:01

distance between us. Well,

13:03

we have good news. Because there

13:05

is. In the Church

13:08

of Unitology, you will be among friends,

13:10

not only your fellow faithful, but all

13:12

those loved ones long past. With

13:15

Unitology, we are one. Past,

13:19

present, and future.

13:22

With Unitology, we are whole again. When

13:25

Michael Altman discovered the marker on Earth,

13:28

he was witness to the ancient truths of

13:30

the universe. Inscribed on

13:32

that ancient artifact was divine

13:35

wisdom that Altman alone could

13:37

understand. Even

13:39

today, centuries later, we hold

13:42

his discoveries sacred and honor Altman

13:44

as a prophet and a martyr.

13:47

His teachings emphasize the unity of

13:49

all humankind and the

13:51

continuity of life beyond death. When

13:55

you join the Church of Unitology, you

13:57

will begin to learn the secrets of.

14:00

connectedness, enlightenment, and

14:02

finally, the sacred

14:04

convergence. As you ascend

14:06

through the levels of initiate, you will

14:08

be prepared for the next stage of

14:10

understanding with advanced mental techniques, learn

14:13

psychic fortitude, and ascend

14:15

towards convergence. The

14:19

church also provides living space for

14:21

initiates, education and healthcare

14:23

facilities for their families, live

14:25

in care for its older members, and above

14:27

all, a dignified and respectful

14:29

journey at the end of this

14:32

life as you transition to the

14:34

next. In

14:36

a society where the dead are

14:38

incinerated or discarded without ceremony, Unitology

14:41

honors its members with internment

14:43

in a church mausoleum to

14:45

await the sacred convergence. Unitology

14:49

welcomes all. You

14:51

can contact us through all

14:54

intercolony electronic messaging services, singularity

14:56

wormhole communications, or even physical

14:58

mail. Alternatively,

15:01

simply pay a visit to your local

15:03

chapter of the Church of Unitology. No

15:06

appointment is needed. We will be

15:08

only too happy to provide you

15:10

with an orientation and literature on

15:12

the many benefits of Unitology and

15:15

answer any questions about your

15:17

forthcoming initiation. Don't

15:20

delay. With every moment, we drift

15:22

further from our fellow human beings.

15:25

Only the Church of Unitology can bring

15:27

us back together. Open

15:31

your mind to Aldman's teachings and

15:33

accept the loving embrace of

15:35

Unitology. Okay,

15:38

say something. My name is Aldman. I'm

15:46

a student at the University of Utah. My

15:49

name is Emeline Ayuba, and this

15:51

may be the worst idea I've

15:53

ever had. Great. We're

15:55

transmitting and recording. How does it

15:58

feel? Hurts

16:01

like hell. Good,

16:03

no numbness. It

16:05

works by detecting vibrations, so it'll pick up

16:07

anything you say or that's said or done

16:09

nearby. You can upload it to

16:11

a Riggling server or transmit it back to us

16:14

once you're someplace that won't be monitored. You're sure

16:16

they won't find it. This

16:19

little sucker's deep inside the jawbone.

16:22

No way to detect it without a full autopsy. No

16:25

autopsies then. Got it. Just

16:28

don't use the transmitter unless you're confident

16:30

no one's got the area bugged. Stay

16:33

away from strong magnetic fields and try not to get it wet. What? Just

16:38

kidding. Um, uh,

16:40

yeah, you have to sign this. It

16:43

confirms you understand the bone implanted

16:45

covert data acquisition device is the

16:47

property of Ganymede First Press Incorporated.

16:51

These things ain't cheap, so this authorizes them

16:53

to get it back if you... You

16:57

know. I know. I'd

17:01

say we're done. Thanks. I'll

17:03

remember this moment every time I get a

17:05

toothache. Good

17:17

afternoon, ma'am. How may I help you?

17:20

Oh, hi. I'm... Well,

17:23

you might say I'm interested.

17:26

Of course. You're in the

17:28

right place. Have you visited our cathedral before?

17:32

No. We grew up in

17:34

the rougher parts of the city. I've never

17:36

been here. I have

17:38

to say, it's impressive. Oh,

17:40

if you've only seen the cathedral from the outside,

17:42

you haven't seen it at all. We

17:45

have public services every day at 2pm. There's

17:49

one going on at the moment. I'm sure we can fit

17:51

you in if you'd like to experience the end of the

17:53

sermon. I'm

17:55

more interested in joining the

17:57

community here. Joining...

18:00

Well, of course,

18:02

a new truth seeker is always welcome

18:04

in the church. Why don't you

18:06

come with me? Sure. What's

18:09

the procedure? We'll just take

18:11

down some details first. How

18:15

did you come to hear of the church? It's

18:17

hard not to hear about it. Unitology

18:19

is in the news every day, it

18:21

seems like. Oh, there's

18:25

a lot of misinformation about the church.

18:28

People of faith have been subjected to repression by

18:30

the colonial government since the

18:32

chapter was founded. Thankfully,

18:35

there are smarter folks like yourself who

18:37

can see through the propaganda. You

18:40

just can't trust the press. Yeah,

18:42

a bunch of scumbags. Where

18:45

are we going? Does this go

18:48

underground? The cathedral is a lot more

18:50

than a place to hold servants. The

18:52

cathedral's lower levels are home to our

18:54

library and study rooms. One of our

18:56

duties is study. The

18:58

works of Altman and even the data from

19:00

the marker itself are all studied in detail

19:02

to reach a higher understanding. Is

19:05

that something that interests you? Absolutely.

19:09

Anybody can pray and buy the

19:11

books, but that's just surface stuff.

19:14

I've tried to find what was actually

19:16

on the marker that Altman wrote down,

19:18

but it doesn't seem to be public. It's

19:21

information that must be studied with care. It's

19:25

only in the church that one can really begin

19:27

to understand it through the framework of Altman's teachings.

19:30

Initiates outside the cathedral can learn of it

19:32

third hand, but we can only

19:34

permit study of the original text at the

19:36

rank of vested in above. Is

19:39

it dangerous? Quite the opposite.

19:41

Such study has changed innumerable lives for the

19:43

better. It is crucial that

19:46

misinterpretation of our sacred text not be

19:48

circulated. They can

19:50

be challenging. Our scholars

19:52

guard against errors in interpretation. That

19:55

can only happen at the cathedral. Where

19:58

do the vested Stay? Our

20:00

accommodation and learning spaces are

20:02

in the lower levels, along

20:04

with recreation and meditation and

20:07

prayer rooms, hobbies, Me:

20:09

We're. The gym for you said the vested

20:12

acquire in a band. Regular potlucks of

20:14

course in spite of with the press

20:16

may say we have some here to.

20:19

See. A children is now we

20:21

can educate from birth to post

20:24

graduate level. And se it's

20:26

a silver grade and above are guaranteed

20:28

places for their children. Absolutely. Free. Silver.

20:31

Group. You'll. Be there before

20:33

you know it. Here

20:35

I can get you registered at the

20:38

terminal. We have a number of packages

20:40

available. Furnish? yes of course wealth is

20:42

no off the bone chilling. The church

20:44

and initiate is welcome to serve here

20:46

at the Cathedral until such time as

20:48

they are chosen to advance on to

20:50

the rank of bested. Certain.

20:53

Gifted individuals can reach this range

20:55

much faster and in return for

20:57

a donation to are good work.

20:59

Some of the necessary procedures can

21:01

be expedited. So I

21:03

can pay to get fast track.

21:06

Is. That how the Churches hundred. Many.

21:09

Members retain their own livelihoods and generously

21:11

tie the portion of their earnings to

21:13

us, But after the necessary period of

21:15

induction of course, And.

21:18

The process of ascending the ranks doesn't

21:20

purr some inevitable expenses which members are

21:22

asked to assist with, but most of

21:24

our encounters from the goodwill and generosity

21:27

of our members may have your name.

21:30

Emily Lambert. Have

21:33

he hears clerical work or with

21:35

the colonial sanitation? word? That's.

21:37

Correct. Will. You be

21:40

seeking our regular induction or an

21:42

expedited package. I think. Ox

21:45

but I did. Oh that's wonderful

21:47

news for seen her duties and

21:50

the is twenty thousand credits. Leisure

21:52

him here please! your

21:56

bank has authorized your payment be thank you

21:58

for your generosity And we can

22:00

use your biometric data to ensure you have

22:02

access to our facilities. You're

22:06

in luck! We have a single

22:08

person residence perfect for a pre-initiation recruit.

22:11

I can take you down there right away. There will

22:13

be a set of tax investments waiting for you. Now?

22:16

Right away? Of course. I

22:19

was thinking I'd at least go back to my

22:21

apartment first. Why? To

22:23

get my things. Do you have

22:25

a medical apparatus or prostheses? No.

22:28

Do you require medicines that cannot be

22:30

synthesized by a regular medical facility? No.

22:33

Then is there anything in your apartment that you

22:35

really need? I guess not. You

22:40

are now granted the rank of initiate in

22:43

the Church of Unitology. Welcome

22:46

Sister Emmeline. Thank you. It

22:48

feels... I

22:50

don't know how it feels. There's

22:53

someone you should meet before you get settled in.

22:56

No, we don't allow recording devices. All

22:58

the sermon is in progress and I

23:00

should ask you to remain quiet. So

23:04

we are left to ask... Why?

23:07

If Altman was divinely inspired,

23:10

if the Margar had indeed granted

23:12

him wisdom beyond any other human

23:14

understanding, why did he

23:17

have to die? Could

23:19

the cosmos not protect him? Could

23:21

the Margar's creators not give him the means

23:24

to predict and avoid his own death? I

23:27

will not give you an answer to that question.

23:31

Indeed I say we should not ask why Michael Altman

23:33

died, but if he

23:36

died. We are

23:38

speaking of him at this very moment. We're

23:41

reading his works and studying the knowledge he

23:43

passed down to us. The

23:45

Margars did not tell him anything so prosaic

23:47

as how to survive an attempt on his

23:50

life. Instead, it's

23:52

told him how to set down

23:54

everything he learned in a form

23:56

we could study and absorb over

23:58

the following centuries. In

24:01

a very real sense through

24:03

the writings, Healer is Michael

24:06

Osmond his allies. Thus, he

24:08

provided us with the first

24:10

example of convergence. The

24:13

marker teaches us through ultimate

24:15

that own lives with come

24:18

together as one. Perhaps

24:20

this will happen at a specific time in the

24:23

future. Or. Perhaps. It

24:25

is already happened. And

24:27

we are linked in a way to

24:29

the human mind cannot comprehend. Except

24:32

perhaps to the lifelong and devoted

24:34

study of the market. But

24:37

those mines will become one.

24:40

They will not and.

24:43

Michael of Men showed us

24:46

spy living forever. Through his

24:48

word he has converged with

24:51

us all. Steve became part

24:53

of the whole. I

24:56

have given you all Must think about. Go

24:59

to your homes and your loved ones

25:01

and speak to them of what Altman

25:03

left us. Whatever

25:06

tribulations this universe sense

25:08

your way. Remember Altman

25:11

never died. And

25:13

through his word. Neither

25:16

shall we. Altman.

25:19

Be praised. Overseer

25:28

it he had the moment. I'm always

25:30

here wishes to enter the church. I

25:33

always have time for a new seeker. Emily

25:36

This is. Their

25:41

church. As you have heard,

25:43

he still treats his life. He also says

25:45

he said when you as a missionary we're

25:47

fortunate to have him as our guy. Who

25:50

was too. Assistance.

25:52

But would you finish up

25:54

with Emily's registration? I can

25:56

begin for orientation myself of

25:58

course overseer. Open he

26:00

praised. Altman be praised.

26:05

I don't recall him from

26:07

a summons to the latest

26:09

I always remember face. Just

26:11

listening to summon said reading

26:14

leaflets doesn't do much for

26:16

me. Maybe most harmless and

26:18

superficial question. I

26:20

found myself wanting something. Too. Many

26:23

do the people who visit the

26:25

Cathedral you are valuable members of

26:27

the church. But not all have

26:30

the desire. For the deeper, understand.

26:33

He could take sauce. Anywhere

26:35

but troops become one with

26:38

his message. You need to

26:40

lose so I take it.

26:42

You've heard. The sales pitch? Oh

26:44

yeah, see sure. He didn't make it

26:47

sound tempting. If I hadn't made up

26:49

my mind before I got here, I

26:51

Madison persuaded. Our members

26:53

have to follow a certain script. When

26:56

they deal with people from outside the

26:58

church, it can come across as a

27:00

little formal corp receive and. You'll

27:04

find it's very difference. When we

27:06

can be ourselves, the world expects

27:08

us to be cold stone. Would

27:11

like a family here. Brothers and

27:14

sisters. You'll find comfort among friends.

27:16

You can trust you to college.

27:19

He is about love most of

27:21

all. Mothers something Ganymede

27:23

doesn't have nearly enough as. It's

27:26

no small thing to join our community

27:28

here. I know we say I'll say

27:30

this the only answer, but it's still

27:32

a lot to ask to drop so

27:34

much of once former life. Even

27:37

if it's something we want to escape,

27:39

still has things that are familiar to.

27:42

This is a frightening stepped. May

27:45

I ask what prompted the decision? I

27:48

just. Opened my eyes.

27:52

The world out there is falling

27:54

apart and happen if I bet,

27:56

and you notice it while it's

27:58

happening. Ah,

28:01

com die from what it was. A

28:04

hospital for full of people missing

28:06

her public services are breaking down.

28:09

The Colonial government just sits there

28:11

arguing. Earth. Gov has left us here

28:13

to wrong. And he'll get me

28:15

started on the media. Like. A contest

28:17

to see who can get away with the biggest

28:20

lie. And one

28:22

that world anymore. None of it

28:24

is none of it as we.

28:28

Wanted something real. Something

28:31

more than Battersby. I

28:34

see someone who's driven by more than

28:36

the chance to read them. Architects to

28:38

study rooms. Watch

28:40

Weekly Drives you Sister

28:43

Emily. I

28:46

live on my own. My

28:48

family are estranged or to

28:51

add. I can

28:53

count on one hand the people I trust.

28:56

The Wake up. Every morning. a little

28:58

further away from everyone else on this

29:00

known I guess. I

29:04

can't be alone anymore.

29:07

I feel your pain persists

29:10

not have to continue. You

29:13

made the right choice from this

29:16

moment on your never be outside

29:18

the company of. A

29:31

swift the room for banks,

29:33

light fittings, outlets, Nothing behind

29:35

the mirror, Nothing in the walls. I

29:38

won't risk transmitting back to March. In

29:40

here. but I have to get my thoughts

29:42

down somewhere. So.

29:46

I'm a unit all the just not just

29:48

a run of the mill marker head with

29:50

a shrine in the back room and a

29:53

copy of the him book on the nightstand.

29:56

I'm an initiate now in. The next

29:58

stage is to become. That's

30:02

when I'm expected to either work

30:04

for the church or get a

30:06

career outside and give almost everything

30:08

I earned over to. The you natal

30:10

just. Because

30:12

I paid for the deluxe package

30:14

that's going to happen says. Less

30:17

time for me to change my mind, I guess.

30:20

It cost me almost all the

30:22

money marsh made available for expenses.

30:25

It had better be worth it.

30:28

I hope the Id more set up for me

30:30

can hold up. The

30:32

unit all adjusts will be checking up

30:35

on my credentials and digging up whatever

30:37

they can use. Emily and Lambert might

30:39

be welcome, but I still say would

30:42

be as happy to see Emelina uber.

30:45

An investigative reporter won't be high

30:47

on their list of ideal recruits.

30:52

I don't know what they'll do as

30:54

they find out who I really am

30:56

and with a little lost I never

30:58

will. It's scary

31:00

how easy it was to tell

31:02

them that to here. Is

31:05

like Ghana really is falling apart. And

31:09

wonder so many people are joining. With

31:11

what we see it as every day. For

31:14

every critic of you natal a

31:16

like Zane, there's someone else going

31:18

crazy and killing their family, or

31:20

another suicide cluster to make everyone

31:22

think the church is the only.

31:24

Same thing, less. A

31:28

took my clothes the. Now

31:31

I just have three sets of plane

31:33

initiates wrote. My

31:35

room is more of. A cell

31:37

as just enough room for a

31:39

bad and the south of books.

31:42

Volumes One to Six of The

31:44

Teachings of Unit Allergy by Michael

31:46

Osmond. A. Painting of

31:48

the marker. Is

31:51

a communal bathroom down the

31:53

hall, which I'm not the

31:55

biggest fan of. Tomorrow I

31:58

start praying and meditating. And

32:00

I start the crash course on

32:02

the wisdom of Blessed Altman. And

32:06

I did my homework on this place. I

32:08

couldn't find the number of people who live here,

32:10

but just from what I've seen, it's

32:13

in the hundreds, at least. The

32:16

church cut a deal with the colonial

32:18

government to exempt their schools and hospitals

32:21

from oversight, and they're staffed entirely by

32:23

the vested. A

32:26

person could live their whole life

32:28

at the cathedral and never been

32:30

seen by anyone outside the church.

32:34

They could just disappear.

32:37

And there's nothing any authorities could

32:39

legally do about it. Maybe

32:43

that's what happened to Maddie. Maybe

32:45

she's in one of these rooms just around the

32:47

corner. I don't

32:49

know what I'll do if I find her. I'll

32:52

have to come up with an exit strategy on the fly.

32:57

Did these people kill Fumahirozane?

33:00

If they did, how did they do it?

33:03

Whoever was in his apartment, did the

33:06

church send them? Right

33:08

now, I don't even know what I'm looking

33:10

for. But

33:12

I get that vibe from these people. Something

33:16

behind the smile. The

33:19

feeling I got when I was undercover with

33:21

the worst scumbags of the underworld.

33:24

The same predatory look, like they're

33:26

about to shank you in the gut and

33:28

rifle through your wallet. At

33:31

least the gangsters didn't pretend they were doing it

33:33

for your own good. I

33:37

say all this to myself, and then

33:39

I remember how it felt when Rader

33:41

asked me why I wanted to join.

33:45

I had some stupid line about

33:47

being spiritually unfulfilled, but when

33:50

it actually came time to answer, it all

33:53

came out of me. About

33:56

the universe going to hell. About

33:59

being on my own. My

34:01

Tamnir told him how much I missed

34:03

my sister. I told him the truth.

34:08

Marsh said something to me before I left

34:10

his office. I should

34:12

have it tattooed on the inside of my eyelids.

34:15

He told me, don't

34:17

forget who you are. I

34:21

get the sense the Church of

34:23

Unitology is very good at making

34:25

people forget. Avident

34:32

denied there is a power issue with

34:34

Ganymede's radiation shielding and atmospheric domes.

34:37

Though Uxmit's decided the power expenditure

34:39

is far greater than Ganymede's generator

34:41

farms can provide, a spokesperson

34:44

for the government assured journalists that

34:47

innovations in efficiency have dramatically reduced

34:49

the demand. They walk blind through

34:52

the chaos and the suffering. Maybe

34:55

them. They

34:57

cannot see as we do. The

35:01

light that Uxmit still casts, that

35:04

guiding star drawing

35:06

us together and out of the

35:08

darkness, convince

35:10

them of the truth, if

35:12

you can. But

35:15

those who will not believe cannot always

35:17

be made to see. They

35:21

will not pass from this

35:23

realm to the

35:25

wondrous unity of

35:27

convergence. Azanki

35:31

contained a 0G handball team advanced to

35:33

the final eight of the Jovian

35:35

Area Championships. Hopes

35:37

are high they can avoid a repeat

35:39

of last season's fiasco, for they threw

35:41

a 3-0 lead in a series against

35:44

Europa United in scene. A

35:46

reporting there is no longer an active threat in

35:48

the 17th Penament District. A

35:51

police have restrained the assailant. At

35:53

least three people are reported killed, with

35:56

an unknown number seriously injured. expected

36:00

to rise. Eyewitnesses

36:02

claim the attacker used a bladed

36:04

weapon and assaulted bystanders seemingly at

36:07

random in a 30 minute- No

36:10

matter what legal repercussions there should

36:13

be, if you or I denied

36:15

access to someone's relative, deleted their

36:17

records, took possession of their life

36:20

savings and kept them locked up,

36:22

we would be arrested. But the

36:25

facade of a legitimate religious organization

36:27

is a weapon they used to

36:29

mire any such action in a

36:31

stalemate so that these people simply

36:34

disappear. And that's not to mention-

36:36

New provisions for paramilitaryizing both the

36:38

urban response units and the private

36:40

companies providing security to medical facilities.

36:43

Opposition to the bill has come in

36:46

the form of both community leaders and

36:48

members of the medical profession who claim

36:50

increased use of legal- Until there will

36:52

be no room for pity. Some

36:55

will be left behind. But there will be

36:57

no room to grieve them. Some

36:59

will fall. But there will only

37:02

be celebration of their martyrdom. For

37:05

true death comes only to

37:07

those who will not join

37:09

in the blessed convergence. When,

37:12

I am asked, if

37:14

it has not yet happened, if it

37:16

might not happen for a thousand years,

37:19

then when? And

37:21

the answer is

37:23

always the same.

37:26

As the universe reckons

37:28

it, as the

37:30

marker reckons it, as

37:34

Altman prophesied it, it

37:37

will happen soon.

37:53

This was Dead Space,

37:56

the cover. Hey

38:00

everyone, it's Pacific again. I

38:02

just wanted to take a moment to thank you

38:04

for listening to the first episode of Dead Space

38:06

Deep Cover. And as a reminder, if you like

38:08

what you heard, episode two

38:10

is available right now. You

38:13

can find it on Apple Podcasts,

38:15

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And if you like the show, please share it with

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a friend. Word of mouth is the best way to

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get this new show into the ears of new

38:31

listeners. Anyway, all that to

38:33

say, thanks so much for listening.

38:35

And we'll be back with another episode of

38:37

SCP next week. Stay

38:40

tuned.