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LETTERS............................................ 1 FLOUDERING FISHERY ? ....................... 2 The fishermen of Port Marie want more for their catch than Neptune's Bounty, Ltd. is willing to pay. Will the Crown Colony's economy founder on flounder? DAWN FOR CIMO: ROMANIC PERIOD? 3 Discussions between Altland and its neighbors to the west, Solelhada and New Acquitania, have been continuing quietly in the bakcground. Relations have already been established with Cuitat. Reunion with Desonda brought the proportion of Romanic-speaking Altlanders to at least 50%. What does all this presage for the future of the country? COVER: WESTRIA HO ! ........................... 4 Once a people in diaspora, the enterprising Westrians now rule one the Vexillium's most far-flung and powerful realms -- some would say the only real empire left on the planet. With expansion apparently at an end, the phenomenon which is Westria is at a crossroad. Our exclusive interview with the man behind it all may give some clues to its direction. THE WEEK THAT WASN'T ..................... 6 Not the anticipated boredom, but the most serious international crisis since the break-up of the FCLR threatened to bring the Vex to the edge of destruction. Happily, through the leadership and mediating efforts of King Edward II of Christiana, disaster was averted and we were left with an extra cover. |
DROOPING LILIES? ................................. 7 Neolilianis are used to being prosperous, but now their government says that the unaccustomed rigors of recession are upon them and belt-tightening is in order. Can Neoliliana master its new economic problems? We examine the prospects. VEXGAMES: FAST FADE ......................... 9 Unfavorably timed diplomatic crises and the premature running of events in certain sports dull the lustre of the first VexGames for the press, but the crowds still love them. ALTLAND SOCCER: AN OXYMORON? .. 9 It was a game much loved and played by King George I Amadeus; but since his days, soccer, never a part of everyday life in Altland, has been in almost total eclipse. Now, spurred by the prospect of participating in international competition, Altland is giving the game a fresh start. Is there any hope of success? A MAUSOLEUM FOR BOOKS?................10 It has always looked a great deal like a tomb, and that is how half the literary world of the kingdom thinks of it. But the Royal Library of Altland, sandblasted without and refurbished within, reopens this week with great hopes and a new Webpage.We take a look inside. MILLSTONES..................................... 10 |