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 '''<big>23216 AD</big>'''<br><br>
-A normal man would have screamed at the scorching agony unleashed by the shockwhip. Instead, the slave merely picked his [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Item_Database:Ship_Equipment:Miscellaneous:Mining_Laser mining laser] off the ground and switched it back on, continuing with his work as though nothing happened. The Amarrian guard, staring at the fresh wounds on the man’s back, considered delivering a second blow. A [[Slavery|slave]] numbed to pain was difficult to control, and besides, replacements were due to arrive at any moment should this one perish. The Reclaiming had conquered the planet Eanna yesterday, and hundreds of thousands of repentant pagans were taken prisoner. Those heathens who refused to embrace the Faith were dealt swift justice by the [[Military_Units#Paladins|Emperor’s Holy Paladins]].
+A normal man would have screamed at the scorching agony unleashed by the shockwhip. Instead, the slave merely picked his mining laser off the ground and switched it back on, continuing with his work as though nothing happened. The Amarrian guard, staring at the fresh wounds on the man’s back, considered delivering a second blow. A [[Slavery|slave]] numbed to pain was difficult to control, and besides, replacements were due to arrive at any moment should this one perish. The Reclaiming had conquered the planet Eanna yesterday, and hundreds of thousands of repentant pagans were taken prisoner. Those heathens who refused to embrace the Faith were dealt swift justice by the [[Military_Units#Paladins|Emperor’s Holy Paladins]].
 The guard wound his arm back and struck again. Sparks exploded from the slave’s back, and this time he crumpled to the ground in a heap. The cauterized wounds intersected the previous marks, creating an approximate visage of the Sign. ''The beauty of the Faith'', the guard thought,  ''is that it offers a path for the unborn''. Paradise was the exclusive birthright of pureblooded Amarrians, but for all others—including the Matari wretch lying at his feet—salvation had to be earned. Only through suffering can the unborn rise from the shadow of death to gain the blessing of immortality. ''I might yet walk in heaven with this one,'' the guard thought. ''His subservience speaks mountains of his quest for forgiveness.''
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 The F.I.O. ultimately decided that incurring the wrath of politicians was worth the price of keeping Viola around, but only under the condition that her visibility—both publicly and internally—be reduced to nothing. Despite more than twenty years of professional experience, she was  stripped of her rank and made the hierarchal equivalent of a first year associate. Viola’s life was the agency; she had devoted little time to developing a social life, and had no friends or family to lean on. ''She was crushed,'' Baer thought. ''And she has never been the same since.''
-Baer lit a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tobacco cigarette] and slowly exhaled a plume of smoke through the visual telemetry floating over his desk. The agency wanted her out of sight, but they still wanted her talents; what better way to reconcile those needs than by giving her a ship. The electronics on Viola’s Atron-class frigate were modified to broadcast her location to the agency at all times, and her security clearance was adjusted so that she could only access restricted information if she was physically onboard. On stations or planets, her clearance was blocked. Division Command was taking every precaution to avoid a repeat of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee fiasco while still getting productive work from her, and could care less if they crushed her ego in the process.
+Baer lit a [[Tobacco|cigarette]] and slowly exhaled a plume of smoke through the visual telemetry floating over his desk. The agency wanted her out of sight, but they still wanted her talents; what better way to reconcile those needs than by giving her a ship. The electronics on Viola’s Atron-class frigate were modified to broadcast her location to the agency at all times, and her security clearance was adjusted so that she could only access restricted information if she was physically onboard. On stations or planets, her clearance was blocked. Division Command was taking every precaution to avoid a repeat of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee fiasco while still getting productive work from her, and could care less if they crushed her ego in the process.
 ''It was cruel,'' Baer thought, ''but it was working…until she started looking for ghosts.'' Despite the magnitude of the fall of the planet Eanna, Viola was investigating nonsense about secretive ‘Orders’ and hidden figures of
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 Senator Garrett understood the source of his impassioned desire to confront the Amarrians. The reckless act that he was about to commit was fueled by moral outrage, which outweighed all other considerations, including the safety of the Venture’s crew.  The Amarrians would not dare attack a Gallente Senator, he reminded himself. The notion was inconceivable, and so his conscience was at ease, knowing that the risks were negligible.
-He stood impatiently on the bridge, watching the warp tunnel dissipate while his officers stared nervously at the tactical display. Exactly fifty Imperial Navy warships were in the Aranir system, and by the time the Venture’s warp drives shut down, half of them were plainly visible through the forward bridge windows. Several [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Item_Database:Ships:Frigates:Standard_Frigates:Amarr Amarrian frigates] immediately left their orbit around the Hahyil stargate and turned towards the Venture.
+He stood impatiently on the bridge, watching the warp tunnel dissipate while his officers stared nervously at the tactical display. Exactly fifty Imperial Navy warships were in the Aranir system, and by the time the Venture’s warp drives shut down, half of them were plainly visible through the forward bridge windows. Several [[Amarr Ships|Amarrian frigates]] immediately left their orbit around the Hahyil stargate and turned towards the Venture.
 "They’re hailing," the navigation officer said. "Linking to intercom."
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 Theodicy is a seven-chapter novella by Tony Gonzales. The novella can be downloaded here: [http://wiki.eve-inspiracy.com/images/4/40/Theodicy_All.pdf Theodicy Chapter 1-7]

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 ==Download==
-Theodicy is a seven-chapter novella by Tony Gonzales. The novella can be downloaded here: :[http://web.ccpgamescdn.com/communityassets/pdf/shortstories/Theodicy_All.pdf Chapter 1-7]
+Theodicy is a seven-chapter novella by Tony Gonzales. The novella can be downloaded here: [http://wiki.eve-inspiracy.com/images/4/40/Theodicy_All.pdf Theodicy Chapter 1-7]
 [http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html You need Acrobat Reader to view these documents.]

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